Salsola

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin salsus (“salty”). === Proper noun === Salsola f A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – certain saltworts. ==== Usage notes ==== The definition given is for Salsola sensu stricto. Formerly included in sections of Salsola were species now included in the genera: Kali (for Salsola sect. Kali), Turania (for Salsola sect. Sogdiana), Xylosalsola (for Salsola sect. Coccosalsola subsect. Arbuscula), Caroxylon (for Salsola sect. Caroxylon), and Kaviria (for Salsola sect. Belanthera). ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Amaranthaceae – family; Salsoloideae – subfamily; Salsoleae – tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Salsola kali (prickly saltwort, Russian thistle) – type species; Salsola aphylla (lyebush), Salsola collina (slender Russian thistle), Salsola caroliniana, Salsola pontica (now Salsola squarrosa subsp. pontica), Salsola paulsenii (barbwire Russian thistle), Salsola soda (oppositeleaf Russian thistle, now Soda inermis), Salsola tragus (prickly Russian thistle), Salsola australis, Salsola vermiculata (shrubby Russian thistle, now Nitrosalsola vermiculata) – selected other species; for other species see Salsola on WikispeciesWikispecies or Salsola on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== Derived terms ==== Coccosalsola Nitrosalsola Oreosalsola Xylosalsola === References === Salsola on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Salsola on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Salsola on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Salsola at USDA Plants database Mosyakin, S. L. Salsola. In: Flora of North America, Volume 4, 2004.