: Its branches are rigid and spiny, with bark that starts out smooth and white, eventually turning yellowish-gray or light brown with deep grooves as it matures.
: 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
: 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. : Its branches are rigid and spiny, with
