Photo
Details
1. Tumble Weeds/ Russian
Thistle - Salsola kali - at
Jericho Sand Dunes, Millard County, Utah - 4933 feet, October 7, 2006
August 28,
2006, Veterans Memorial
Park, Utah County, Utah
2. Plant alongside
other weeds
3. Close-up of
stem, leaves and flowers
Characteristics
Usually
about two to four feet
tall. Non-native - Annual. Stems sometimes show a vertical
reddish stripe. Leaves and bracts form into short leaves
tipped with spines. The tiny flowers are pink.
Other
For photos of
butterfly that uses this plant as a host plant, click on Western
Pygmy Blue - Brephidium exile
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