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Salsola kali
prickly Russian thistle, Russian thistle, tumbleweed
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Salsola kali L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Caryophyllales, Family Amaranthaceae, Genus Salsola, Species Salsola kali


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		MA: SNA
Evidence:		13 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Pipestone National Monument	Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saguaro National Park
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Tonto National Monument	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	White Sands National Park
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wupatki National Monument


Last Modified Date:	6/20/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/24/2025 12:37:24 PM

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