Russian thistle

Salsola

Summary 5

Salsola is a genus of the subfamily Salsoloideae in the family Amaranthaceae. The genus sensu stricto is distributed in central and southwestern Asia, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. A common name of various members of this genus and related genera is saltwort, for their salt tolerance. The genus name Salsola is from the Latin salsus, meaning "salty".

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  1. (c) Colin Meurk, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), enviado por Colin Meurk
  2. (c) Robert W. Harding, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Robert W. Harding
  3. (c) Alex Cummins, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Alex Cummins
  4. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7457894@N04/2803344418
  5. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salsola

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