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Salsola tragus
prickly Russian thistle, tumbleweed
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Salsola tragus L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
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Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Caryophyllales, Family Amaranthaceae, Genus Salsola, Species Salsola tragus


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NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Petroglyph National Monument	Pinnacles National Park
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Wind Cave National Park	Wupatki National Monument
Yellowstone National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	6/14/2019

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 7:41:22 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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