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Salsola tragus Nelson |
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Salsola tragus, a dicot, is an annual herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild [Lum/Walker]. 
The California Invasive Plant Council
(Cal-IPC)
lists plants that cause serious problems in native ecosystems.
In the 2006 list,
Cal-IPC classifies the statewide impact of
Salsola tragus as limited
(plant profile).
Salsola tragus is also classified by the California Department of Food and Agriculture as a Noxious Weed List C: Control required in nurseries, not required elsewhere. [CDFA Weeds 2000] |
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| Common names: |
Russian thistle, Russianthistle, prickly Russian thistle, tumbleweed
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Community: |
many plant communities |
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Habitat: |
disturbed [Walker] |
| Wetlands: | usually occurs in non wetlands, but occasionally found in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.] |
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Elevation:
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between 0 and 8858 feet |
Family: Chenopodiaceae ( ICPN: Amaranthaceae ) |
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| Related names: | See a list of other species in the genus Salsola found in California.
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