Plant Profile for Salsola kali ssp. kali


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae –
Order	Caryophyllales –
Family	Chenopodiaceae – Goosefoot family
Genus	Salsola L. – Russian thistle
Species	Salsola kali L. – Russian thistle
Subspecies	Salsola kali L. ssp. kali – Russian thistle

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Noxious Weed Information:
Salsola kali L. ssp. kali

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.

Arkansas:
	Salsola L.
		thistle	Noxious weed
Hawaii:
	Salsola kali L.
		Russian thistle	Noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Salsola kali L. ssp. kali

    Salsola L.
        thistle
    Salsola kali L.
        Russian thistle
        tumbleweed

The related entities italicized and indented above are considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.

STATE		Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 43 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

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Introduced Information:
Salsola kali L. ssp. kali

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:*
Salsola kali L. ssp. kali

SAKA: Salsola kali L.

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Interpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Salsola kali L. ssp. kali

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 525003.

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Related Web Sites:
Salsola kali L. ssp. kali

Arizona: abstract & image of Russian thistle (Salsola kali)
Manitoba Agriculture - Weeds in Crop Production: abstract & images

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