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*Salsola tragus Linnaeus. Russian Thistle, Tumbleweed. Phen: Jun-frost. Hab: Disturbed areas. Dist: Native of Eurasia.
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, FNA4, Il, K1, K3, 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
Links to other floras: = Salsola tragus - FNA4
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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© Alan Cressler: Salsola tragus, along U.S.191, White Mesa Ute Reservation, San Juan County, Utah 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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