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Southern Russian Thistle *
Salsola australis

TJM1: Salsola tragus.

Family: Amaranthaceae (AMARANTH), Chenopodiaceae (GOOSEFOOT).
Generic common name: RUSSIAN THISTLE.

Location: Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa: Big Sycamore Canyon Trail, valley grassland, July 2004.

Characteristics: non-Native, Green, Red, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring, Summer.

Note: Invasive exotic
This common plant is frequently confused with Salsola tragus the "Tumbleweed" form, which is much less common in the SMM NRA.

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