Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Kali tragus
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Russian Thistle at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salsola tragus
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 064-07-001?:
Salsola kali
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Salsola kali var. tenuifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Salsola pestifer
COMMON NAME:
Russian Thistle, Tumbleweed
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Kali tragus
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salsola tragus
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 064-07-001?:
Salsola kali
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Salsola kali var. tenuifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Salsola pestifer
3844
Forb
Annual
Non-native: Eurasia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare
Look for it in disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaves with a weak apical spine ("mucro")
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Green
Bisexual
5 sepals
Petals absent
5 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Utricle
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