Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


common saltwort
Salsola kali L.

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common saltwort
Salsola kali
Plant(s)
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina
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Plant(s)
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Plant(s)
Bonnie Million
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Foliage
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Foliage
Bonnie Million
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Flower(s)
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina
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Seedling(s)
John D. Byrd
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Research
Howard F. Schwartz
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Fruit(s)
Julia Scher
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Fruit(s)
Julia Scher
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Flower(s)
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Flower(s)
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Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Genus: Salsola

Other System Links

Plants: SAKA
Bayer: SASKA
GRIN: 310094
ITIS: 20655
NPDN Pest: PBDAKBC


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
common saltwort, prickly Russian thistle, tumbleweed, windwitch, prickly glasswort


References

Common Name Reference: Weed Science Society of America Common Names List
Scientific Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.