The natural shrubs, such as Sabina vulgaris , Artemisia ordosica, Slix psammophila, are important to keep the stability of the ecosystem and to control the extension of the desertification.

• 天然分布于毛乌素沙地的灌木树种臭柏、油蒿、沙柳等，对维持当地生态系统的稳定，防治荒漠化土地的扩展起到了重要作用。