Eriochiton is a genus of small shrubs in the family Chenopodiaceae (sensu stricto), which are included in Amaranthaceae (sensu lato) according to the APG classification.

[2][3] It contains a single species, Eriochiton sclerolaenoides, a subshrub endemic to Australia.

[1][4] Species have woolly branches.

Flowers are solitary in the axils, the perianth is 5-lobed.

Fruiting perianth hardened, silky-woolly, with 5 spines and 5 erect wings arising from the base of the lobes.