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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salsola kali var. kali
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Northern Saltwort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salsola kali ssp. kali
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Kali tragus ssp. tragus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Salsola kali ssp. kali
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of Virginia (Weakley, Ludwig & Townsend, 2012)
Salsola kali
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 064-07-001:
Salsola kali FAMILY Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Salsola kali var. kali
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Salsola kali
COMMON NAME:
Northern Saltwort
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Salsola kali var. kali
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salsola kali ssp. kali
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Kali tragus ssp. tragus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Salsola kali ssp. kali
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of Virginia (Weakley, Ludwig & Townsend, 2012)
Salsola kali
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 064-07-001:
Salsola kali
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Salsola kali var. kali
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Salsola kali
3808
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Upper beaches, fore-dunes, and island-end flats, per Weakley's Flora
Generally considered to be introduced in North America but it may well be native
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaves with a strong apical spine ("mucro")
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Green
5 sepals
Petals absent
5 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Utricle
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