Russian Thistle *

Salsola tragus

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

Location: Malibu Canyon Road: disturbed roadside, Oct 2008.

Characteristics: non-Native, Green, Red, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Winter, Summer, Fall.

Note: has NOXIOUS WEED status.
This plant is much less common in the SMM NRA than Salsola australis.