Tidestromia is a genus with about seven species of annual or subshrub perennial plants native to desert and semi-arid regions of the western United States, Mexico and tropical America in the family Amaranthaceae. A common name of some species is Honeysweet. The stems are reddish and contrast conspicuously with the silvery leaves.

Species include:

• Tidestromia carnosa - Fleshy Honeysweet
  
• Tidestromia gemmata - TransPecos Honeysweet
  
• Tidestromia lanuginosa - Woolly Tidestromia
  
• Tidestromia oblongifolia - Arizona Honeysweet
  
• Tidestromia suffruticosa - Shrubby Honeysweet
  

References

• Everitt, J.H.; Lonard, R.L., Little, C.R. (2007). Weeds in South Texas and Northern Mexico. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 0-89672-614-2

External links

• Jepson Manual
• USDA Plant Profile