Salsola tragus L. (Amaranthaceae) - Salsola erba-cali - tumbleweed Russian thistle

Salsola tragus L. [1756, Cent. Pl., 2 : 13]

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.
Mary Howitt (Happiness and Misery)

Salsola tragus L.
Distribuzione in Italia

TAXONOMY

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Magnoliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Caryophyllidae
Order / Ordine: Caryophyllales
Family / Famiglia: Amaranthaceae

Genus / Genere: Salsola

Species / Specie

Salsola agrigentina Guss.

Salsola kali L.

Salsola oppositifolia Desf.

Salsola soda L.

Salsola tragus L.

Salsola vermiculata L.

Salsola verticillata Schousboe

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: accepted / accettato

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Salsola erba-cali

English name: tumbleweed Russian thistle
US name: Russian Thistle
French name: soude roulante
German name: Ukraine Salzkraut

Forma biologica: T scap
Periodo di fioritura: V-VIII
Tipo corologico: Paleotemp.
Altitudine (min/max): 0/200 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi:
Salsola kali L. ssp. tragus (L.) Nyman

Images / Immagini

Salsola tragus L.

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 25.

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Salsola tragus L.

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Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Amaranthaceae:

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BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere degli aggiornamenti