Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Salsola soda |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Chenopodiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | chenopod; chenopode; goosefoot; pigweed; pigweeds |
| Genus common name(s) | salsola; Russian-thistle; Russian-thistle; Russianthistle; Russian thistle tumbleweed; Russian tumbleweed; tumbling Russian thistle; Russian-cactus; Russian cactus |
| Species common name(s) | opposite-leaved Russian-thistle; opposite-leaf Russian-thistle; opposite-leaf Russian thistle; opposite leaf Russian thistle; oppositeleaf Russian-thistle; oppositeleaf Russian thistle; opposite-leaved saltwort; opposite leaved saltwort; opposite-leaf glasswort; oppositeleaf glasswort; alkali Russian thistle; fleshy-leaved Russian thistle; soda saltwort; soda-salzkraut; salt marsh thistle; bayshore salsola |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Mediterranean saltwort is applied to multiple Salsola taxa; barilla, barilla plant, glasswort, glass-wort, glass wort, glasswart are applied to multiple Chenopodiaceae taxa; saltwort, salt-wort, salt wort are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Russian is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Amaranthaceae |
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