白刺属蒺藜科的白刺属，为多分枝的耐盐喜潜水旱生低矮灌木，全世界共有１２种，我国有８种，仅内蒙古就有４种，即泡泡刺、唐古特白刺、齿叶白刺、西伯利亚白刺。是荒漠地区重要的建群植物，也是优良的固沙树种，在防止风沙危害、改良土壤、保持沙区生态平衡中起着重要作用。 Acanthopanax przewalskii, is a multi-branched, salt-tolerant, hippocampus, low-shrub, with 12 species in the world and 8 species in China. There are 4 species in Inner Mongolia alone, namely Bubble Thorn, Tangut White Prickly thorn, Prickly thorn white thorn, Siberian thorn. It is an important group-building plant in the desert area and also an excellent sand-fixing tree species. It plays an important role in preventing the harm of wind-blown sand, improving the soil and maintaining the ecological balance in sandy areas.