| common saltwort | USDA PLANTS Symbol: SAKA U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Forbs/Herbs |
| Salsola kali L. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Caryophyllales: Chenopodiaceae |
| Synonym(s): common saltwort, prickly Russian thistle, tumbleweed, windwitch, prickly glasswort |
| Native Range: Europe (GRIN) |
Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
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| Selected Images from Invasive.org | View All Images at Invasive.org |
 Plant(s); USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina , USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina , USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Bonnie Million, Bureau of Land Management, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Bonnie Million, Bureau of Land Management, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Bonnie Million, Bureau of Land Management, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina , USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seedling(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Research; A Russian thistle (Salsola iberica) plant in an onion field as a weed. Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Basal view of two fruits. Similar to an FNW taxon. Julia Scher, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Winged fruits. Similar to an FNW taxon. Julia Scher, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Bonnie Million, Bureau of Land Management, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Bonnie Million, Bureau of Land Management, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
| EDDMapS Distribution: This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org |
 State List This map identifies those states that list this species on their invasive species list or law. 
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| U.S. National Parks where reported invasive: |
| Chiricahua National Monument (Arizona) Fort Bowie National Historic Site (Arizona) Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (Texas) Theodore Roosevelt National Park (North Dakota) |
