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Salsola
Also called Saltworts, Russian Thistle, Tumbleweed, Russian Thistles, Salt Bushes, Tumbleweeds
Salsola is a genus of mostly shrubby subshrubs, small trees and occasional annuals in the amaranth and beet family, found in dry, salty places. Its key to growing is full sun and very well-drained, salt-tolerant soil, since many members are tumbleweeds that spread by breaking off and rolling.
Salsola is a genus of the subfamily Salsoloideae in the family Amaranthaceae. The genus sensu stricto is distributed in Australia, central and southwestern Asia, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. Common names of various members of this genus and related genera are saltwort (for their salt tolerance) and tumbleweed or roly-poly. The genus name Salsola is from the Latin salsus, meaning 'salty'.
Salsola komarovii is collected in the wild and cultivated in Asia. In Namibia, where introduced Salsola species are called gannabos, they are valuable fodder plants.
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