Kali tragus

 Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Salsola tragus']

• English :  prickly Russian thistle, Russian thistle, tumbleweed
• català :  Barrella llisa
• čeština :  Slanobýl draselný
• dansk :  Russisk Sodaurt
• Deutsch :  Kali-Salzkraut, Ruthenisches Salzkraut, Ukraine-Salzkraut, Steppen-Salzkraut
• español :  barrilla
• монгол :  Бударгана
• Nederlands :  Zacht loogkruid
• Diné bizaad :  Chʼil deenínii
• svenska :  rysk sodaört

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: angiosperms • Cladus: eudicots • Cladus: core eudicots • Cladus: superasterids • Ordo: Caryophyllales • Familia: Amaranthaceae • Subfamilia: Salsoloideae • Genus: Kali (Salsoloideae) • Species: Kali tragus (L.) Scop., 1771

 Synonyms

Salsola tragus L.
Salsola kali subsp. tragus (L.) Čelak.
Salsola kali var. brevimarginata (L.) W.D.J.Koch
Salsola kali var. glabra (L.) Ten.
Salsola kali var. tragus (L.) Moq.
Salsola ruthenica var. tragus (L.) Morariu
Salsola kali subsp. ruthenica (Iljin) Soó & Jáv.
Salsola ruthenica Iljin

Wikispecies has an entry on:

Kali tragus

• GRIN link : Salsola tragus L.
• ITIS link: Salsola tragus L.
• NCBI link: Salsola tragus
• The Plant List link: Kali tragus Scop. (Accepted name: Salsola kali L.) Considered a synonym (Source: KewGarden WCSP)
• The Plant List link: Salsola kali L. (Source: KewGarden WCSP)
• Tropicos link: Salsola tragus L. (Syn. Salsola kali L., Salsola kali var. kali, Salsola kali var. tragus (L.) Moq.) (+ sub-taxa)

It is a shrub, typical of dry, slightly saline terrains in Europe and Asia, introduced in America, South-Africa and Australia.

Photos

Plants

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  Spring Mountains, NV

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  Spring Mountains, NV

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  Auf der Haid, Lower Austria, young plant

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  Auf der Haid, Lower Austria, young plant

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  Auf der Haid, Lower Austria, young plant

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  Haulesbergen, Lower Austria

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  fruiting plant

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  Auf der Haid, Lower Austria, dead plant

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  Auf der Haid, Lower Austria, dead plant

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  Erdpresshöhe Lassee, Lower Austria

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  Erdpresshöhe Lassee, Lower Austria

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  Haulesbergen, Lower Austria

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  Haulesbergen, Lower Austria

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  Großebersdorf, Lower Austria

Stems and leaves

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  young plant with long leaves

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  young plant with long leaves

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  Haulesbergen, Lower Austria

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  Erdpresshöhe Lassee, Lower Austria

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  Erdpresshöhe Lassee, Lower Austria

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  Erdpresshöhe Lassee, Lower Austria

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  Erdpresshöhe Lassee, Lower Austria

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  Haulesbergen, Lower Austria

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  Haulesbergen, Lower Austria

Flowers

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  Spring Mountains, NV, inflorescence

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  inflorescence

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  Spring Mountains, NV

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Fruits

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  young fruits, Antelope Island, Utah

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  Infructescence

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  Fruits cut open

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  fruits with bracts and bracteoles

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  Fruits

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  Opened fruits with seeds

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  Opened fruits with seeds

Tumbleweed habit

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Illustrations

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