Phytocenoses of Climacopterion lanatae kl. Salicornietea fruticosae community in the lower part of the valley of the river Artek

In the lowland of Atrek-river valley (south-west part of Turkmenia) 6 new plant associations were described and characterized. They are classified as Salicornietea fruticosae class, Kalidietalia caspici order, Climacopterion lanatae union (by ecological-floral sequence of Braun-Blanquet). In these associations were distinguished 2 sub-associations and 4 variants.