Salsola vermiculata | SeedImages

Species category

Weed

Common name

shrubby Russian thistle, wormleaf salsola

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Conical, often with sepals

Size

Length 2–2.5 mm
Width 2–2.5 mm
Thickness 1–1.3 mm

Color

Light brown

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

EmbryoEmbryo:
A rudimentary plant contained in a seed, usually consisting of a more or less differentiated axis and attached cotyledon(s).
coil is visible when sepals are not present.

Identification notes

SepalSepal:
The outermost whorl of leaf-like structures attached to the receptacle. Collectively, all the sepals on a flower are called the calyx.
wings transparent with brown flecks.

Noxious weed seed categories

Federal

Learn more on ITP's Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules tool.

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Amaranthaceae

Valid name

Salsola vermiculata L.

Synonyms

Salsola damascena Botsch.

Salsola vermiculata. True seeds with transparent sepal wings with brown flecks. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.	Salsola vermiculata. True seeds with transparent sepal wings with brown flecks. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.
Salsola vermiculata. True seeds with a visible embryo coil when sepals aren't present. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.	Salsola vermiculata. True seeds with a visible embryo coil when sepals aren't present. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.
Salsola vermiculata. True seeds with transparent sepal wings with brown flecks. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.	Salsola vermiculata. True seeds with transparent sepal wings with brown flecks. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.