Teloxys

Teloxys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Tribe:	Dysphanieae
Genus:	Teloxys Moq. (1834)
Species:	T. aristata
Binomial name
Teloxys aristata (L.) Moq. (1834)
Synonyms1
Atriplex aristata (L.) Crantz (1766) Chenopodium acuminatum var. minimum (W.Wang & P.Y.Fu) Z.S.Qin (1995) Chenopodium aristatum L. (1753) (basionym) Chenopodium aristatum var. inerme W.Z.Di (1986 publ. 1987) Chenopodium minimum W.Wang & P.Y.Fu (1959) Chenopodium secundiflorum Viv. (1824) Chenopodium sinense Willemet (1778) Chenopodium sinense Moq. (1849), nom. illeg. Chenopodium virgatum var. minimum (W.Wang & P.Y.Fu) Kitag. (1979) Chenopodium virginicum L. (1753) Dysphania aristata (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants (2002) Dysphania aristata var. inermis (W.Z.Di) Y.Z.Zhao (2012) Lecanocarpus aristata (L.) Zucc. (1829) Salsola canescens Pers. (1805), nom. superfl.

Teloxys aristata is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is the sole species in genus Teloxys.² It is an annual native to temperate Eurasia, ranging from European Russia to China and Korea.¹

Teloxys aristata is used to model trees for model railways, architectural and other scenic models. It is generally referred to as 'seafoam' by modellers.³