Ammodendron is a genus of flowering plants, called the sand acacias, in the family Fabaceae.

It contains five species, which range from Iran through Central Asia to Xinjiang.

[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Its name is derived from the Greek άμμος ammos ("sand") and δένδρον dendron ("tree").

[2] Ammodendron includes five accepted species:[1][3][4][5] This Sophoreae-related article is a stub.