Salsola

See also: salsola

Translingual

Salsola kali (prickly saltwort)

Etymology

From Latin salsus (“salty”).

Proper noun

Salsola f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – certain saltworts.

Usage notes

• The definition given is for Salsola sensu stricto. Formerly included in sections of Salsola were species now included in the genera: Kali (for Salsola sect. Kali), Turania (for Salsola sect. Sogdiana), Xylosalsola (for Salsola sect. Coccosalsola subsect. Arbuscula), Caroxylon (for Salsola sect. Caroxylon), and Kaviria (for Salsola sect. Belanthera).

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Amaranthaceae – family; Salsoloideae - subfamily; Salsoleae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Salsola kali (prickly saltwort, Russian thistle) - type species; Salsola aphylla (lyebush), Salsola collina (slender Russian thistle), Salsola caroliniana, Salsola pontica (now Salsola squarrosa subsp. pontica), Salsola paulsenii (barbwire Russian thistle), Salsola soda (oppositeleaf Russian thistle, now Soda inermis), Salsola tragus (prickly Russian thistle), Salsola australis, Salsola vermiculata (shrubby Russian thistle, now Nitrosalsola vermiculata) - selected other species; for other species see Salsola on WikispeciesWikispecies or Salsola on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Derived terms

• Coccosalsola
• Nitrosalsola
• Oreosalsola
• Xylosalsola

References

• Salsola on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Salsola on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Salsola on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Salsola at USDA Plants database
• Mosyakin, S. L. Salsola. In: Flora of North America, Volume 4, 2004.