Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salsola tragus
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Read more about Russian Thistle at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salsola tragus
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Kali tragus ssp. tragus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Salsola tragus
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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salsola tragus
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salsola tragus
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Kali tragus ssp. tragus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Salsola tragus
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
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