Salsola is a genus of the subfamily Salsoloideae in the family Amaranthaceae. The genus sensu stricto is distributed in Australia, [1] central and southwestern Asia, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. [2] Common names of various members of this genus and related genera are saltwort (for their salt tolerance) and tumbleweed or roly-poly.

Ayres et al. 2009, Mosyakin 2017). One complex hybrid, nicknamed Salsola paulsenii lax because of a lax tip on the perianth, has genetic markers of S. tragus, S. paulsenii, S. australis, and unique genetic markers that may represent a lack of genetic sampling or a fourth unknown species.

Salsola tragus, often known by its synonym Kali tragus [4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is known by various common names such as prickly Russian thistle, [5] windwitch, or common saltwort.

The genus Salsola L. (Russian thistle, Saltwort) includes halophyte plants and is considered one of the largest genera in the family Amaranthaceae. The genus involves annual semi-dwarf to dwarf shrubs and woody tree. The genus Salsola is frequently ...

Salsola tragus is an annual herb that is not native to California. More … Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. …

Salsola kali is the restored botanical name for a species of flowering plants in the amaranth family that has been treated as Kali turgidum. It is native to Macaronesia, and from the Atlantic coasts of Europe to the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean (although it has been introduced elsewhere).

Salsola is an important genus in the plant kingdom with diverse traditional, industrial, and environmental applications. Salsola species are widely distributed in temperate regions and represent about 45% of desert plants.

Common Name: GOOSEFOOT FAMILYHabit: Annual to shrub; hairs simple, stellate, or glandular; plants in several genera scaly, mealy, or powdery from collapsed glands; monoecious, dioecious, with bisexual flowers, or with both bisexual …

Species of Salsola sect. Caroxylon (Thunberg) Fenzl, which is represented in North America only by the introduced S. vermiculata, may be recognized in the distinct genus Caroxylon Thunberg following a comprehensive study of the group worldwide.

It is native to arid and semi-arid ecosystems in Southwest Russia and Central Asia (Aellen 1964). It is an erect (sometimes ascending), clump forming plant, that can grow up to two feet (60 cm) tall.