Hippophae rhamnoides
"Hippophae rhamnoides" is divided into eight subspecies: ssp. "carpatica, caucasia, fluviatilis, mongolica, rhamnoides, sinensis, turkestanica" and "yunnanensis". These subspecies vary in size, shape, number of main lateral veins in the leaves and quantity and color of stellate hairs. They also have different areas of distribution and specific utilizations.