Tumbleweed, syn. Russian Thistle - Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)  Salsola kali==Salsola iberica Home       Plant Index      Photo Details  & Description      Utah Range Map

Photo Details August 28, 2006, Veterans Memorial Park, Utah County, Utah 1. Plant alongside other weeds 2. 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 Back to Top