Salsola kali Linnaeus var. caroliniana (Walter) Nuttall. Southern Saltwort. Phen: Jun-frost. Hab: Upper beaches, fore-dunes, and island-end flats, rarely inland in disturbed areas. Dist: MA to FL, west to TX and Mexico; Eurasia, n. Africa; introduced on the west coast of North America. Often considered to be introduced in North America, but it may well be a native.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = F; = Kali tragus (L.) Scop. ssp. pontica (Pall.) Mosyakin – K4; Kali species 1; < Salsola kali L. – C, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tx, Judd & Ferguson (1999); < Salsola kali L. ssp. pontica (Pall.) Mosyakin – FNA4, K1, K3, NE, NY; < Salsola kali L. var. kali – G

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 9