Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Salsola kali var. caroliniana
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Southern Saltwort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salsola kali ssp. pontica
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
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
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Salsola kali var. caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Salsola kali
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Kali tragus ssp. ponticum
COMMON NAME:
Southern Saltwort, Carolina Saltwort
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Salsola kali var. caroliniana
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salsola kali ssp. pontica
FAMILY
Chenopodiaceae
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
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Salsola kali var. caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Salsola kali
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Kali tragus ssp. ponticum
2314
Forb
Annual
Generally considered to be introduced in North America but it may well be native
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon
Look for it on upper beaches, fore-dunes, and island-end flats, rarely inland in disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaves with a strong apical spine ("mucro")
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Green
Bisexual
5 sepals
Petals absent
5 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Utricle
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