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Salsola L.
Russian thistle

       
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Salsola L.

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Distribution:
Salsola L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Salsola L.

View 34 genera in Chenopodiaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Salsola aphylla L. f.. .
Salsola aphylla
lyebush
Distribution of Salsola collina Pall.. .
Salsola collina
slender Russian thistle
Distribution of Salsola kali L.. . Image Available.
Salsola kali
Russian thistle
Distribution of Salsola paulsenii Litv.. .
Salsola paulsenii
barbwire Russian thistle
Distribution of Salsola soda L.. . Image Available.
Salsola soda
oppositeleaf Russian thistle
Distribution of Salsola tragus L.. . Image Available.
Salsola tragus
prickly Russian thistle
Distribution of Salsola vermiculata L.. .
Salsola vermiculata
shrubby Russian thistle
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Salsola L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Chenopodiaceae – Goosefoot family
Genus Salsola L. – Russian thistle
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Salsola L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arkansas:
thistle              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Salsola L.

thistle

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Salsola L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20654.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 
 
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