Abstract: Cerraoides is a kind of excellent xerophytic or super-xerophytic forage,containing high amount of crude protein and aminoacids,having good palatability,windbreak and sand fixation effect.Ceratoides has important roles in improving grassland, preventing the grassland degradation, desertification and salinization as well as developing livestock production in desert steppe areas. This paper describes the researching status, progress and problems of Ceratoides at aspects such as anatomy, cytology, seed physiology, resistance physiology, biology, reproductive biology and reproductive ecology in the world.