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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.

生息地: Grasslands

外見

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.

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaCaryophyllalesAmaranthaceaeSalsola
Prickly Russian Thistle
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Prickly Russian Thistle

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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おもしろい事実

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!

特殊能力

能力

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.

能力

Salt Survivor

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

能力

Rapid Rival

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

能力

Spiny Shield

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

サイズと詳細

高さ
30-150 cm
広がり
30-150 cm
花の大きさ
0.2-0.5 cm
開花時期
Summer to fall
食用
はい
毒性
なし
ライフサイクル
一年生
受粉方法

生態系とのつながり

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.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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

よくある質問

Prickly Russian Thistleの高さは何ですか?

30-150 cm

Prickly Russian Thistleの広がりは何ですか?

30-150 cm

Prickly Russian Thistleの花の大きさは何ですか?

0.2-0.5 cm

Prickly Russian Thistleの開花時期は何ですか?

Summer to fall

Prickly Russian Thistleの食用は何ですか?

はい

Prickly Russian Thistleの毒性は何ですか?

なし

Prickly Russian Thistleのライフサイクルは何ですか?

一年生

Prickly Russian Thistleの受粉方法は何ですか?

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