Chenopodiaceae Vent.
Salsola tragus L. , legitimate, scientific
Linnaeus, C. (2 June 1756), Centuria II. Plantarum: 13 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Habitat in Europa australi. Sauvages."
Nyman, C.F. (1881), Conspectus Florae Europaeae 3: 631 [basionym]
basionym of: Salsola kali subsp. tragus (L.) Nyman legitimate
Rilke, S. (1999), Revision der Sektion Salsola s.l. der Gattung Salsola (Chenopodiaceae). Bibliotheca Botanica 149: 111 [secondary reference]
Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 208 [secondary reference]
common name: Prickly Saltwort [n/a]
Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 560 [secondary reference]
common name: Soft Rolypoly [n/a] common name: Prickly Saltwort [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Salsola macrophylla R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Salsola australis R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Salsola kali var. brachypteris (Moq.) Benth. legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Salsola brachypteris Moq. legitimate misapplication: Salsola kali L. legitimate by Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): xcvi misapplication: Salsola kali L. legitimate by Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 207 misapplication: Salsola kali L. var. kali legitimate by Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 207 misapplication: Salsola kali L. legitimate by Tate, R. (1879), Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 2: 123 misapplication: Salsola kali L. legitimate by Tate, R. (1880), A Census of the Indigenous Flowering Plants and Ferns of Extra-Tropical South Australia. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 3: 59 misapplication: Salsola kali L. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), Plants of North-Western Australia. Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council: 16 misapplication: Salsola kali L. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), A catalogue of plants collected during Mr. Alexander Forrest's geographical exploration of North-west Australia in 1879. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 14: 85 misapplication: Salsola kali L. legitimate by Anonymous (1883), Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council: 11 misapplication: Salsola kali L. legitimate by Wilson, Paul G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 314-316, Fig. 56, Map 459 misapplication: Salsola kali L. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 71 misapplication: Salsola kali L. var. kali legitimate by Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 238 misapplication: Salsola kali L. legitimate by Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 198, 199, Fig. 35m-o
  • APC Comment: Until recently this genus was considered to be represented in Australia by a single species S. kali, s. lat., sometimes divided into two varieties, var. kali and var. strobilifera Benth. Most States and Territories now prefer to follow S.Rilke, Biblioth. Bot. 149: 1-190 (1999) in recognising the Australian species as S. tragus L., although little Australian material was examined in that study. Three subspecies can be recognised: subsp. tragus native to Asia and Europe, northern Africa and possibly Australia; subsp. pontica native to Europe, SW Asia, northern Africa and Australia in coastal subtropical and temperate regions where it is variously regarded as native or adventive; and subsp. grandiflora endemic to tropical Australia. Not all jurisdictions find these subspecies satisfactory, with infraspecific taxa recognised in WA, NT and Vic only. Nor is there agreement on the native/naturalised status of subsp. tragus and subsp. pontica, except in the ACT and Tas, where the whole species is considered naturalised.
  • APC Dist.: WA, SA, NT, Qld, NSW, ACT (naturalised), Vic, Tas (naturalised)
Buchanan, A.M. in Buchanan, A.M. (ed.) (2009), A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania: 21 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Salsola macrophylla R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Salsola kali var. brachypteris (Moq.) Benth. legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Salsola brachypteris Moq. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Salsola kali L. legitimate by Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 207 pro parte misapplication: Salsola kali L. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), Plants of North-Western Australia. Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council: 16 pro parte misapplication: Salsola kali L. legitimate by Anonymous (1883), Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council: 11 pro parte misapplication: Salsola kali L. legitimate by Wilson, Paul G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 314-316, Fig. 56, Map 459 pro parte misapplication: Salsola kali L. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 71 misapplication: Salsola kali L. legitimate by Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): xcvi misapplication: Salsola kali L. var. kali legitimate by Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 207 misapplication: Salsola kali L. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), A catalogue of plants collected during Mr. Alexander Forrest's geographical exploration of North-west Australia in 1879. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 14: 85 misapplication: Salsola kali L. var. kali legitimate by Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 238 misapplication: Salsola kali L. legitimate by Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 198, 199, Fig. 35m-o
  • APC Comment: Salsola populations in Qld and NSW are referred to S. kali (as S. kali var. kali in NSW) and S. tragus s.l. Other jurisdictions do not recognise S. kali as occurring in Australia, and treat the name as a misapplication to S. australis or S. tragus s.l.
  • APC Dist.: WA, SA, NT, Qld (naturalised), NSW, ACT (naturalised), Vic, Tas (naturalised)
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Salsola australis R.Br. legitimate by Rilke, S. (1999), Revision der Sektion Salsola s.l. der Gattung Salsola (Chenopodiaceae). Bibliotheca Botanica 149: 111
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Salsola australis R.Br. legitimate by Rilke, S. (1999), Revision der Sektion Salsola s.l. der Gattung Salsola (Chenopodiaceae). Bibliotheca Botanica 149: 111
de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 32 [misapplied]
misapplied to: Salsola australis R.Br. legitimate by Buchanan, A.M. in Buchanan, A.M. (ed.) (2009), A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania: 21
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Salsola australis R.Br. legitimate by Rilke, S. (1999), Revision der Sektion Salsola s.l. der Gattung Salsola (Chenopodiaceae). Bibliotheca Botanica 149: 111
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Salsola australis R.Br. legitimate by Rilke, S. (1999), Revision der Sektion Salsola s.l. der Gattung Salsola (Chenopodiaceae). Bibliotheca Botanica 149: 111