Salsola kali ssp. pontica Calflora

Taxon Report

Salsola kali L. ssp. pontica (Pall.) Mosyakin

(not an active name)

Russian thistle

Salsola kali ssp. pontica is an annual herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~0 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Salsola kali
Genus:	Salsola
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: washes

Communities: Alkali Sink

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Salsola kali var. pontica
PLANTS	Salsola pontica

Information about Salsola kali ssp. pontica from other sources


USDA PLANTS Profile (SAKAP) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/29/2024).