The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Chenopodiaceae
Genus:
Salsola L. L.
Species:
Commelina erecta L. var. angustifolia (Michx.) Fern.
Synonym(s):

Salsola kali L. var. tenuifolia Tausch

Species Common Name:
Russian thistle
Habitat:
Sandy shores; roadsides; field edges; waste ground
Abundance and Distribution:
Common north central and extreme west; rare to infrequent elsewhere
Origin:
Not native
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e5518