title: Sympegma
text: # Sympegma
  
  Sympegma are a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family Amaranthaceae, native to temperate Asia. Woody subshrubs, they are often the dominant species in the high (1,800 to 2,200 m) alkaline deserts in which they live.
  
  ## Species
  
  Currently accepted species include:
  
  * Sympegma elegans G.L.Chu
  * Sympegma regelii Bunge
  