Salsola tragus
Tumbleweed
As recorded: Salsola kali subsp. ruthenica (Iljin) Soó
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Beales, F.J.; Shortreed, B.N.F.J. Beales →B.N. Shortreed →
- Collector number
- 83-1
- Date
- September 28, 1983
- Locality
- Ottawa. Beside pavement of parking lot - near EMR Bldg. Uplands Airport, Hunt Club Road.
- Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 28, 1983, Beales, F.J.; Shortreed, B.N. also collected 1 other specimen.
Salsola tragus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,958 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Center Dr, Medford, OR, US
(c) Hurricane Hill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Near North Valley, Albuquerque, NM, USA
(c) Brandt Magic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Albuquerque
(c) sunathetuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Sacramento, CA, US
(c) Alex Binck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Sandstone Ranch Trail, Longmont, CO, US
(c) Rick Long, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-24
Sandstone Ranch Trail, Longmont, CO, US
(c) Rick Long, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Salsola tragus. BISH 752709. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956576366. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/752709.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956576366 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026