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Distribution by County   7296    
Salsola tragus  L.
Prickly russian thistle,   Russianthistle,   Tumbleweed
Salsola tragus is an annual herb that is not native to California.
also called Salsola gobicola
Cal-IPC rating: limited
Record Count by County

Alameda: 35 Lake: 2 Plumas: 14 Siskiyou: 47
Alpine: 11 Lassen: 49 Riverside: 264 Solano: 20
Amador: 7 Los Angeles: 1547 Sacramento: 20 Sonoma: 3
Butte: 18 Madera: 19 San Benito: 25 Stanislaus: 31
Calaveras: 11 Marin: 2 San Bernardino: 550 Sutter: 12
Colusa: 99 Mariposa: 22 San Diego: 313 Tehama: 2
Contra Costa: 30 Merced: 50 San Joaquin: 31 Tulare: 23
El Dorado: 59 Modoc: 48 San Luis Obispo: 122 Tuolumne: 6
Fresno: 215 Mono: 255 San Mateo: 1 Ventura: 140
Glenn: 4 Monterey: 107 Santa Barbara: 65 Yolo: 26
Imperial: 71 Napa: 7 Santa Clara: 17 Yuba: 6
Inyo: 406 Nevada: 17 Santa Cruz: 1
Kern: 451 Orange: 172 Shasta: 8
Kings: 57 Placer: 11 Sierra: 10

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/21/2024).