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Salsola collina - Pall.

Common Name Tumbleweed. Slender Russian Thistle
Family Amaranthaceae
USDA hardiness Coming soon
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Sandy places, steppe plant communities and a weed of cultivated fields[74].
Range E. Europe to E. Asia.
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Weed Potential Yes
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Well drained soil Moist Soil Full sun
Salsola collina Tumbleweed. Slender Russian Thistle


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Summary

Taxonomic Note: This genus was formerly classified in the family Chenopodiaceae. Modern classifications include it within the Amaranthaceae.


Physical Characteristics

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Salsola collina is a ANNUAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). It is in flower from July to September, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline and saline soils.
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil. The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

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Synonyms

Plant Habitats

 Cultivated Beds;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses:

Young leaves and stems - cooked[105]. An emergency food, it is only used when all else fails[177].

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Medicinal Uses

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Hypotensive

A tea decocted from the whole plant is drunk twice daily for 6 months as a cure for high blood pressure[218].

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in many parts of this country. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. Requires a very sunny position in a light or medium well-drained soil, it tolerates salty soils, occasional inundation by salt water and maritime exposure. Succeeds in poor soils and grows more vigorously on alkaline soils[206].

References   Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow spring in situ. The seed has a short viability and should be stored cool over the winter[206].

Other Names

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: Afghanistan (east), Russian Federation (Buryatia, Gorno-Altay, Tyva, Respublika, Yakutia-Sakha (south), Altay, Krasnoyarsk (south), Chita, Irkutsk, Kemerovskaja oblast, Kurganskaja oblast, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tyumen (south)), Kazakhstan (east), Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Russian Federation (Primorye, Amur), China (Anhui Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Qinghai Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu), Korea TROPICAL ASIA: Pakistan (north) EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part (European part)

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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