Introductory
SPECIES: Salsola kali | Russian-Thistle 



ABBREVIATION : 
SALKAL

SYNONYMS : 
   Salsola australis R. Br. [21,57]
   Salsola iberica Sennen & Pau [28,58]
   Salsola pestifer A. Nels [65]
   Salsola tragus L. [65]


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   SAKA
   SAKAT


COMMON NAMES : 
   Russian-thistle
   tumbleweed


TAXONOMY : 
Several specific epithets for Russian-thistle are used in current
literature.  Salsola kali L. is most widely used [7,37,39,43,47,50], and
will be used in this write-up.  There are three varieties of S. kali in
North America, with varietal differences based upon degree of pubescence
of stems [50] and size of leaves and fruits [53].  Recognized varieties
are as follows [25,36,50]:

     S. k. var. caroliniana (Walter) Nutt.
     S. k. var. tenuifolia G. F. Meyer
     S. k. var. kali

S. kali hybridizes with S. paulsenii (barbwire Russian-thistle) [9], and
may hybridize with S. collina (no common name in current use) [28].


LIFE FORM : 
Forb

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet L. Howard, June 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Howard, Janet L. 1992. Salsola kali.  In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Salsola kali | Russian-Thistle