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Taxon:  Salsola tragus L.



Summary
Genus:
Salsola
Family:
Chenopodiaceae
Subfamily:
Salsoloideae
Tribe:
Salsoleae
Nomen number:
32817
Place of publication:
Cent. pl. II:13. 1756 (Amoen. acad. 4:310. 1759)
Verified:
05/15/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Salsola tragus L. subsp. tragus

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Salsola kali L. subsp. tragus (L.) Nyman

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Salsola australis R. Br.
Salsola kali L. subsp. iberica (Sennen & Pau) Rilke
Salsola kali L. subsp. ruthenica (Iljin) Soó
Salsola kali L. var. tenuifolia Tausch
Salsola pestifer A. Nelson
Salsola ruthenica Iljin
Salsola tragus L. subsp. iberica Sennen & Pau
Invalid Designation(s)
Salsola iberica auct.
Salsola kali auct. nonn.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Botschantzev, V. 1969. The genus Salsola; a concise history of its development and dispersal [Russ.]. Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 54:991.
  3. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  5. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Salsola kali L.
  6. Hegi, G. et al. 1960. Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa 3:. Note: = Salsola kali subsp. tragus (L.) Nyman
  7. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
  8. Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds. 2004. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  9. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  10. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  11. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: = Salsola kali subsp. tragus (L.) Nyman
  12. Rilke, S. 1999. Revision der Sektion Salsola s.l. der Gattung Salsola (Chenopodiaceae). Biblioth. Bot. 149:111.
  13. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: = Salsola kali L.
  14. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Salsola kali subsp. tragus (L.) Nyman
  15. Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
  16. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
English
Russian thistle –
Russian tumbleweed –
Russian-cactus –
spineless saltwort –
tumbleweed –
French
soude épineuse –
soude roulante –
German
Ukraine-Salzkraut –
Japanese Rōmaji
hari-hijiki –
Swedish
rysk sodaört –
Transcribed Chinese
ci sha peng –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias 
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt n.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya n.e.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Shengn.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNingxia Huizi Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaQinghai Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Eastern SiberiaEastern Siberias.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberias.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean parts.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. Krym
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland s.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
4Naturalized    widely natzd. elsewhere
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Azores]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Egypt (n.), Libya (n.e.), Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia (s.)], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia (s.)]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng (n.), Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Qinghai Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Jammu and Kashmir], Nepal, Pakistan
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland (s.), United Kingdom
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (s.)], Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Naturalized (widely natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Harmful organism hostcrop diseasesas S. kali subsp. ruthenicaJones, J. B. et al. 1997. Compendium of tomato diseases. The disease compendium series. 36.
Vertebrate poisonsmammalsas Salsola pestiferKingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Weed fide F USSR, as Salsola ruthenica; F Utah ed2, as Salsola pestiferKomarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=32817. Accessed 22 May 2025.