iSalsola
Salsola tragus, habit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Amaranthaceae Subfamily: Salsoloideae Genus: Salsola L.
Species
About 100-130 species; see text Salsola tragus, habit Photo by Forest and Kim Starr File links The following pages link to this file: Tumbleweed Categories: USGS images ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta - rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta - zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta - trimerophytes Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are the dominant and most familiar group of land plants. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ... Families Achatocarpaceae Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) Amaranthaceae (amaranth family) Ancistrocladaceae Asteropeiaceae Barbeuiaceae Basellaceae (basella family) Cactaceae (cactus family) Caryophyllaceae (carnation family) Dioncophyllaceae Droseraceae (sundew family) Drosophyllaceae Frankeniaceae Molluginaceae (carpetweed family) Nepenthaceae Nyctaginaceae (four-oclock family) Physenaceae Phytolaccaceae (pokeweed family) Plumbaginaceae (plumbago family) Polygonaceae (buckwheat family) Portulacaceae (purslane family) Rhabdodendraceae... Type Genus Amaranthus L. Subfamilies Amaranthoideae Chenopodioideae Gomphrenoideae Salicornioideae Salsoloideae The flowering plant family Amaranthaceae, the Amaranth family, contains about 160 genera and 2,400 species. ... Genera Salsola Suaeda The Salsoloideae is a subfamily of the of the Amaranthaceae, formerly in family Chenopodiaceae. ... Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[1] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ...

Salsola (Saltwort*, Tumbleweed or Russian thistle) is a genus of herbs, subshrubs, shrubs and small trees in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Africa, Asia, and Europe. They typically grow on flat, often dry and/or somewhat saline soils, with some species in saltmarshes. Recent genetic studies (Pyankov et al., 2001) have however shown that the genus as traditionally circumscribed is paraphyletic, and many species are likely to be transferred to other genera in the future.
* Note that the name Saltwort is also used for the unrelated genus Batis. Herbs: basil Herbs (IPA: hə(ɹ)b, or əɹb; see pronunciation differences) are plants grown for culinary, medicinal, or in some cases even spiritual value. ... A subshrub (Latin suffrutex) is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody perennial plant, distinguished from a shrub by variously its ground-hugging stems and lower height, with overwintering perennial woody growth typically less than 10-20 cm tall, or by being only weakly woody and/or only... A broom shrub in flower A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ... Type Genus Amaranthus L. Subfamilies Amaranthoideae Chenopodioideae Gomphrenoideae Salicornioideae Salsoloideae The flowering plant family Amaranthaceae, the Amaranth family, contains about 160 genera and 2,400 species. ... For other uses, see Africa (disambiguation). ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... European redirects here. ... Annual mean sea surface salinity for the World Ocean. ... Atlantic coastal salt marsh in Connecticut, USA. WEED - Marine Park, Salt marsh Nature Center in Brooklyn, NY GRASS - Marine Park, Salt marsh Nature Center in Brooklyn, NY The panoramic view of Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center in Brooklyn, NY Walkway for people. ... Paraphyletic - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Species Batis argillicola Batis californica Batis fruticosa Batis maritima Batis spinosa Batis vermiculatus The unrelated tumbleweed or Russian thistle, for the genus Salsola, is also often called saltwort. ...

The 100-130 species in the traditional view of the genus include the following selection:

A wind-blown tumbleweed caught against a fence

In several annual species, those known popularly as "tumbleweeds", the plants break away from their roots in the autumn, and are driven by the wind as a light, rolling mass, scattering seed far and wide. The seeds are produced in such large numbers that the plant does not bother with protective coatings or food reserves for the coiled plant embryos. Species About 100-130 species; see text Salsola (Saltwort*, Tumbleweed or Russian thistle) is a genus of herbs, subshrubs, shrubs and small trees in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Africa, Asia, and Europe. ... Binomial name Salsola Soda Weinm. ... Salsola tragus, dry Photo by Forest and Kim Starr File links The following pages link to this file: Tumbleweed Categories: USGS images ... Salsola tragus, dry Photo by Forest and Kim Starr File links The following pages link to this file: Tumbleweed Categories: USGS images ... ROOT is an object-oriented software package developed by CERN. It was originally designed for particle physics data analysis and contains several features specific to this field, but it is also commonly used in other applications such as astronomy and data mining. ... Fall redirects here. ... Wind is the roughly horizontal movement of air (as opposed to an air current) caused by uneven heating of the Earths surface. ... A ripe red jalapeno cut open to show the seeds For other uses, see Seed (disambiguation). ...

Salsola as invasive species

Several species, but most notably the central Asian S. tragus, are invasive outside their native range. They have become particularly abundant in parts of North America, where they are listed as noxious weeds by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The genus was first reported in the United States around 1877 in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, apparently transported as a stowaway in flax seed imported by Ukrainian farmers. South Dakota proved too harsh and dry for growing flax, but by 1900, Salsola had colonised as far west as the Pacific Coast. It was also actively introduced by the U.S.D.A., under the impression that cattle might be induced to eat it in hard times during droughts. Palatability of the young shoots is considered to be fair. Cattle, sheep, and horses will eat it, if nothing better is available. Small rodents and Pronghorn also graze on the young shoots. Tumbleweed thrives wherever land use has disturbed the soil. It can be seen in Death Valley, California and in Colorado at elevations of 8500 feet (2600 meters). Lantana Invasion of abandoned citrus plantation; Moshav Sdey Hemed, Israel; May 2, 2006 The term invasive species refers to a subset of those species defined as introduced species or non-indigenous species. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... This article is about unwanted plants. ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture, also called the Agriculture Department, or USDA, is a Cabinet department of the United States Federal Government. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Bon Homme County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. ... Binomial name Linum usitatissimum Linnaeus. ... Binomial name Linum usitatissimum Linnaeus. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (often called cows in vernacular and contemporary usage, or kye as the Scots plural of cou) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Species See text. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... Suborders Sciuromorpha Castorimorpha Myomorpha Anomaluromorpha Hystricomorpha Rodentia is an order of mammals (Mammalia). ... Binomial name Antilocapra americana Ord, 1815 Subspecies The pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) is the only surviving member of the family Antilocapridae, and the fastest land animal in North America running at speeds of 54 mph (90 km/h). ... SOiL is a five-piece hard rock/alternative metal music group from Chicago, Illinois. ... Death Valley National Park is a mostly arid National Park located east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Inyo County, California, USA with a small section extending into Nevada. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ...

Tumbleweed has naturalized to the point where it is regarded by many American people as native, changing the North American Great Plains plant community forever. It is controlled with mass applications of herbicides. Amusingly, tumbleweed is such a common symbol in Westerns, where it is used to indicate an abandoned area, that it is generally associated with the American Old West, and western films, despite its Ukrainian origin. The Great Plains is the broad expanse of prairie which lies east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Broncho Billy Anderson, from The Great Train Robbery The Western movie is one of the classic American film genres. ... A typical archetype, the cowboy, in the Wild West. ...

One little known fact about Salsola is that when in tumbleweed form, it is known to make a high pitch sound followed by a lower "brassy" sound when picked up the wind. This is usually mistaken for the sound of a whistle and a harmonica, especially in the American old west films discussed above.^{[citation needed]}

Salsola species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including The Nutmeg and the Coleophora case-bearers C. klimeschiella, C. parthenica, C. poeciliella (recorded on S. oppositifolia) and C. salsolella (feeds exclusively on S. vermiculata). A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... Super Families Butterflies Hesperioidea Papilionoidea Moths Micropterigoidea Heterobathmioidea Eriocranioidea Acanthopteroctetoidea Lophocoronoidea Neopseustoidea Mnesarchaeoidea Hepialoidea Nepticuloidea Incurvarioidea Palaephatoidea Tischeriodea Simaethistoidea Tineoidea Gracillarioidea Yponomeutoidea Gelechioidea Zygaenoidea Sesioidea Cossoidea Tortricoidea Choreutoida Urodoidea Galacticoidea Schreckensteinioidea Epermenioidea Pterophoroidea Aluctoidea Immoidea Axioidea Hyblaeoidea Thyridoidea Whalleyanoidea Pyraloidea Mimallonoidea Lasiocampoidea Geometroidea Drepanoidea Bombycoidea Calliduloidae Hedyloidea Noctuoidea Families About... Binomial name Discestra trifolii Hufnagel, 1758 The Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii), also known as the Clover Cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ... Coleophora is a very large genus of moths of the family Coleophoridae with over 750 described species. ...

Salsola as food

The leaves and shoots of many species are edible, especially when young and tender, and some are grown as vegetables, often used for salads, sushi, or as a garnish. The most commonly eaten European species is Salsola soda known in Italy as Barba di Frate. In Japan, S. komarovii is a crop of moderate importance, known locally as okahijiki (literally "land hijiki"). The leaves of a Beech tree A leaf with laminar structure and pinnate venation In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ... In botany, a shoot is more or less synonamous with the term stem For biological and botanical definitions and information, see the main article on stems Shoots function in providing an axis for buds, fruits and leaves. ... Vegetables in a Market Venn diagram representing the relationship between (botanical) fruits and vegetables. ... Salad Platter Salad is a term applied broadly to many food preparations that are a mixture of chopped or sliced ingredients. ... Front row, left to right: uramaki roll, inarizushi, and nigiri (two kinds). ... A garnish is a substance used primarily as an embellishment or decoration to a prepared food or drink item. ... Binomial name Salsola Soda Weinm. ... Hijiki or hiziki (Japanese: 鹿尾菜 or 羊栖菜) (Sargassaceae), is a type of edible seaweed commonly found on rocky coastlines. ...

The seeds are also edible, although difficult to collect in quantity, and are sometimes ground into flour. Look up flour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

References and external links

• Pyankov, V. I., Artyusheva, E. G., Edwards, G. E., Black, C. C., & Soltis, P. S. Phylogenetic analysis of tribe Salsoleae of Chenopodiaceae based on ribosomal ITS sequences: Implications for the evolution of photosynthesis types. Amer. J. Bot. 88: 1189-1198 (2001). Available online here.