diverse reproduction ways such as tiller initiation, splitting, subterraneous stems made desert plants capable of naturally regenerating and thus forming maternal populations around maternal plants.

• 萌蘖、劈裂、地下茎萌生等多种繁殖方式，使荒漠植物在严酷的条件下实现自然更新，形成以母株为中心的母系居群。