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Salsola kali

Common name

Russian thistle

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

SamaraSamara:
A one-seeded winged fruit. The wing may be on one side as in maples (Acer) or surround the fruit as in elms (Ulmus).

Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Hawaii

Nomenclature

Family

Chenopodiaceae

Valid name

Salsola kali L.

Synonyms

Salsola kali L. var. kali
Salsola tragus . Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.
Salsola tragus. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.
Salsola tragus . Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.
Salsola tragus. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.