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Prickly Russian Thistle

Salsola tragus

The Prickly Russian Thistle is a spiky plant that can grow very tall! It has sharp leaves and can roll around in the wind, making it look like it's dancing in the fields.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Prickly Russian Thistle has a bushy, rounded form with numerous branched stems densely covered in sharp, needle-like leaves, ranging from bright green to reddish-purple. Its tiny, inconspicuous flowers are nestled in the leaf axils. When mature, it dries into a distinctive tan, spherical tumbleweed.

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Prickly Russian Thistle
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Prickly Russian Thistle

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A single Prickly Russian Thistle can produce up to 250,000 tiny seeds! Wow!

Dried Russian Thistle tumbleweeds can pile up against fences, becoming fire hazards! Wow!

Its rolling tumbleweed form can travel over 100 miles, spreading its seeds far! Wow!

This plant was accidentally brought to the US inside flax seeds in the 1870s! Wow!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Tumbleweed Traveler

Prickly Russian Thistle can break off at its base and roll in the wind, scattering its seeds far and wide across new territories.

Fähigkeit

Salt Survivor

Prickly Russian Thistle has a high tolerance for salty soils, allowing it to thrive where many other plants cannot survive.

Fähigkeit

Rapid Rival

Prickly Russian Thistle can grow incredibly fast, quickly outcompeting other plants for sunlight and water in disturbed areas.

Fähigkeit

Spiny Shield

Prickly Russian Thistle has sharp, rigid spines that protect it from most hungry herbivores, deterring them from taking a bite.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-150 cm
Ausbreitung
30-150 cm
Blütengröße
0.2-0.5 cm
Blütezeit
Summer to fall
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Cattle

Bos taurus

Young plants provide emergency forage for livestock.

eaten by

Sheep

Ovis aries

Sheep graze on the less spiny shoots, especially in dry periods.

eaten by

Pallid-winged Grasshopper

Trimerotropis pallidipennis

Grasshopper nymphs feed on the leaves and stems.

parasitizes

Russian Thistle Rust

Uromyces salsolae

This fungus infects the leaves and stems, weakening the plant.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Be careful around this plant because its spikes can poke you.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Prickly Russian Thistle?

30-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Prickly Russian Thistle?

30-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Prickly Russian Thistle?

0.2-0.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Prickly Russian Thistle?

Summer to fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Prickly Russian Thistle?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Prickly Russian Thistle?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Prickly Russian Thistle?

Einjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Prickly Russian Thistle?

Wind

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