''Bienertia'' is a

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

genus that currently is classified in the

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Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus ''Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it ...

s.l. (including the family

Chenopodiaceae Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus ''Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it ...

). For long time, the genus was considered to consist only of one species, ''Bienertia cycloptera'', but in 2005 and 2012, two new species have been separated. Species of this genus have acquired an unusual, single-cell type of carbon fixation without Kranz anatomy, also found in some species of the closely related genus ''

Suaeda __NOTOC__ ''Suaeda'' is a genus of plants also known as seepweeds and sea-blites. Most species are confined to saline or alkaline soil habitats, such as coastal salt-flats and tidal wetlands. Many species have thick, succulent leaves, a character ...

''.

Species

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Bienertia cycloptera ''Bienertia cycloptera'' is a species of flowering plant that is native to the Middle East, south-eastern Europe, and central Asia. It is a succulent, smooth annual plant with long, curved, cylindrical leaves. Its flowers have both male and femal ...

'' * '' Bienertia kavirense'' * ''

Bienertia sinuspersici ''Bienertia sinuspersici'' is a flowering plant that currently is classified in the family ''Amaranthaceae'', although it was previously considered to belong to the family Chenopodiaceae. ''Bienertia sinuspersici'' conducts C4 photosynthesis, b ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q8247751 Succulent plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae genera Taxa named by Pierre Edmond Boissier Taxa named by Alexander von Bunge