Salsola
See also: salsola
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – certain saltworts.
Usage notes edit
- The definition given is for Salsola sensu stricto. Formerly included in sections of Salsola were species now included in the genera: Kali (for Salsola sect. Kali), Turania (for Salsola sect. Sogdiana), Xylosalsola (for Salsola sect. Coccosalsola subsect. Arbuscula), Caroxylon (for Salsola sect. Caroxylon), and Kaviria (for Salsola sect. Belanthera).
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Amaranthaceae - family; Salsoloideae - subfamily; Salsoleae - tribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Salsola kali (prickly saltwort, Russian thistle) - type species; Salsola aphylla (lyebush), Salsola collina (slender Russian thistle), Salsola caroliniana, Salsola pontica (now Salsola squarrosa subsp. pontica), Salsola paulsenii (barbwire Russian thistle), Salsola soda (oppositeleaf Russian thistle, now Soda inermis), Salsola tragus (prickly Russian thistle), Salsola australis, Salsola vermiculata (shrubby Russian thistle, now Nitrosalsola vermiculata) - selected other species; for other species see
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Salsola on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Salsola on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Salsola on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Salsola on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Salsola at Encyclopedia of Life
- Salsola at USDA Plants database
- Mosyakin, S. L. Salsola. In: Flora of North America, Volume 4, 2004.
