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


Russian thistle
Salsola tragus L.

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Russian thistle
Salsola tragus
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Salsola tragus
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Salsola tragus
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Salsola tragus
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Salsola tragus
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Salsola tragus
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Salsola tragus
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Salsola tragus
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Salsola tragus
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Salsola tragus
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USDA NRCS PLANTS Database




Taxonomic Rank

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

Other System Links

Plants: SATR12
Bayer: SASKR
GRIN: 32817
ITIS: 520950
NPDN Pest: PBDAKBG


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
prickly Russian thistle

Related Scientific Names:
Salsola iberica L.(Synonym)
Related Scientific Names:
Salsola kali ssp. tenuifolia Moq.(Synonym)

References

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.