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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.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

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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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

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.

Habilidad

Salt Survivor

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

Habilidad

Rapid Rival

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

Habilidad

Spiny Shield

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

Medidas y detalles

Altura
30-150 cm
Extensión
30-150 cm
Tamaño de la flor
0.2-0.5 cm
Temporada de floración
Summer to fall
Comestible
Toxicidad
Ninguna
Ciclo de vida
Anual
Método de polinización
Viento

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el altura de Prickly Russian Thistle?

30-150 cm

¿Cuál es el extensión de Prickly Russian Thistle?

30-150 cm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de la flor de Prickly Russian Thistle?

0.2-0.5 cm

¿Cuál es el temporada de floración de Prickly Russian Thistle?

Summer to fall

¿Cuál es el comestible de Prickly Russian Thistle?

¿Cuál es el toxicidad de Prickly Russian Thistle?

Ninguna

¿Cuál es el ciclo de vida de Prickly Russian Thistle?

Anual

¿Cuál es el método de polinización de Prickly Russian Thistle?

Viento

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