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*Salsola tragus Linnaeus. Common name: Russian Thistle, Tumbleweed. Phenology: Jun-frost. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.

Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, FNA4, Il, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Va; = n/a — Tat; = Salsola iberica Sennen & Pau — GrPl; = Salsola kali L. var. tenuifolia Tausch — F, G, WV; = Salsola pestifer A.Nelson — S, Judd & Ferguson (1999); < Kali tragus (L.) Scop. ssp. tragus — K4; < Salsola kali L. — Tx; < Salsola tragus L. — Ok. Basionym: Salsola tragus L. 1756

Links to other floras: = Salsola tragus - FNA4

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Salsola tragus, along U.S.191, White Mesa Ute Reservation, San Juan County, Utah 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Salsola tragus, along U.S.191, White Mesa Ute Reservation, San Juan County, Utah 1 by Alan Cressler source

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