Chenopodiaceae
Oppositeleaf Russian thistle
Salsola soda
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Salsola
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Common names
By language (15)
- Armenian
- Օշան սոդակիր
- Bulgarian
- Содово вълмо
- Catalan
- Salicorn fi, Herba fada
- Chinese
- 苏打猪毛菜, 蘇打豬毛菜, 碱猪毛菜
- Danish
- Munkeskæg
- English
- Oppositeleaf Russian thistle
- French
- Soude commune
- Greek
- Αλμύρα
- Hungarian
- Sziki ballagófű
- Italian
- Agretti, Agretto, Barba di frate, Barrilla, Lischi
- Japanese
- サルソラ・ソーダ
- Persian
- شور
- Romanian
- Săricică
- Slovenian
- Solinska solinka
- Spanish
- Barrilla comum, Barrilla comun, Barrilla comúm, Barrilla común, Barrilla de Sevilla, Salicon, Salicor, Salicor fino
Synonyms
- Kali soda (L.) Scop.
- Salsola soda var. soda
Flowers
- In flower
- April, July to October (from 49 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: LJ Moore-McClelland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: carbapple, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Alex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Luigi Rignanese, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: rockybajada, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Louis Figuier, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: avocat, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.