This community is often interspersed with shrubs (Caragana spinosa and Halimodendron halodendron).    From Wordnik.com.  [Great Lakes Basin desert steppe] Reference

Along the lake shores, large areas are occupied by the reed (Phragmites spp.), cattail (Typha sp.), Erianthus, Tamarix, Halimodendron, and licorice (Glycyrrhiza spp.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Central Asian riparian woodlands] Reference

In the river valleys between the Achnatherum splendens community and the grazing pastures, dense stands of bushes (Halimodendron halodendron and Caragana spinosa) often form long bands.    From Wordnik.com.  [Great Lakes Basin desert steppe] Reference