THE BIOLOGY OF CANADIAN WEEDS.: 65. Salsola pestifer A. Nels.

In Canada, Russian thistle (Salsola pestifer A. Nels.) occurs in disturbed habitats in every province except Newfoundland. A key that separates three other closely elated species, Salsola kali L., S. collina Pall, and S. paulsenii Litv. is provided. Salsola kali occurs mainly on sandy beaches in the...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Plant Science
Main Authors: CROMPTON, C. W., BASSETT, I. J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1985
Subjects:
Horticulture
Plant Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Canada
Kali
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/cjps85-053
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.4141/cjps85-053
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Summary:In Canada, Russian thistle (Salsola pestifer A. Nels.) occurs in disturbed habitats in every province except Newfoundland. A key that separates three other closely elated species, Salsola kali L., S. collina Pall, and S. paulsenii Litv. is provided. Salsola kali occurs mainly on sandy beaches in the Maritime Provinces. S. collina is spreading in the province of Saskatchewan along railway tracks. It has recently been discovered in Ontario. Both S. collina and S. paulsenii are weedy in the adjacent western or in the southwestern United States, respectively. The biology of S. pestifer, the most common weedy species in the genus, is discussed.Key words: Weed biology, Salsola pestifer, Russian thistle

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