Russian-thistle
Salsola tragus L.
Resources
- Fire Effects Information System - USDA Forest Service
Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)
![]() 5159096 Russian-thistle Salsola tragus Plant(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 5162030 Russian-thistle Salsola tragus Flower(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 5162024 Russian-thistle Salsola tragus Flower(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 1363366 Russian-thistle Salsola tragus Plant(s) Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte |
![]() 1363367 Russian-thistle Salsola tragus Feature(s) Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte |
![]() 1363368 Russian-thistle Salsola tragus Feature(s) Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte |
![]() 1459792 Russian-thistle Salsola tragus Seedling(s) Utah State University Archive |
![]() 5162022 Russian-thistle Salsola tragus Seed(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 5162018 Russian-thistle Salsola tragus Seedling(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 5162029 Russian-thistle Salsola tragus Plant(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 5162031 Russian-thistle Salsola tragus Infestation Forest & Kim Starr |
![]() 5308087 Russian-thistle Salsola tragus Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
Invasive Listing Sources
- California Invasive Plant Council
- California Noxious Weeds
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Ohio Noxious Weeds
- Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Caryophyllidae |
| Order: Caryophyllales |
| Family: Chenopodiaceae |
| Genus: Salsola |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
prickly Russian thistle
| Related Scientific Names: | |
| Salsola australis L. | (Synonym) |
| Related Scientific Names: | |
| Salsola iberica L. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |













