: Greasewood is a halophyte, meaning it is salt-tolerant. It actually improves soil quality for some microbial colonies by concentrating salts in its leaves; when the leaves drop, they increase the surface soil's salinity and pH.
: The leaves are bright green, fleshy, and linear. Because the plant "harvests" salt from the soil, the leaves often have a salty crust that can be tasted. Ecological Role and Survival black greasewood
: It typically grows as an erect or spreading shrub, reaching heights between 2 and 8 feet . : Greasewood is a halophyte, meaning it is salt-tolerant