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Salsola vermiculata L.
shrubby Russian thistle
Symbol: SAVE6
Group: Dicot
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Growth Habit: Subshrub
Shrub
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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About shrubby Russian thistle

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Plant Distribution by State

Salsola vermiculata L.

SAVE6

See county distributions for the following states by clicking on them below or on the map.

CA
California

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California distribution information
Related Taxa:
Salsola vermiculata L.

View 30 genera in Chenopodiaceae, 6 species in Salsola

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Classification:
Salsola vermiculata L.

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    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 vermiculata L. – shrubby Russian thistle

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Noxious Weed Information:
Salsola vermiculata L.
This plant and the related entity 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.
United States:
        wormleaf salsola     Noxious weed
Alabama:
        wormleaf salsola     Class A noxious weed
Arkansas:
    Salsola L.
        thistle     Noxious weed
California:
        wormleaf saltwort     A list (noxious weeds)
        wormleaf salsola     Quarantine
Florida:
        wormleaf salsola     Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
        wormleaf salsola     Noxious weed
Minnesota:
        wormleaf salsola     Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
        shrubby Russian thistle     Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
        wormleaf salsola     Quarantine
South Carolina:
        wormleaf salsola, Mediterranean saltwort     Plant pest
Vermont:
        wormleaf salsola     Class A noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Salsola vermiculata L.
        wormleaf salsola
    Salsola L.
        thistle
This plant and the related entity 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.
US   Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2002. Federal Noxious Weed List (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/bats/noxweed.html, October 20, 2003). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
 
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 43 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

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Introduced Information:
Salsola vermiculata L.
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.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Salsola vermiculata L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504990.

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Salsola vermiculata L.

    CA-Encycloweedia (CDFA)

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