Talk:Salsola kali

Salsola kali
Salsola kali has long been used for Salsola tragus, and I didn't realize they were the same species. Perhaps the lead-in sentence could list this as a synonymn, following the practice of the ITIS report?EAS 18:28, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * This species name has now been determined a synonym - as in POWO (and genus Kali is defunct) Roy Bateman (talk) 14:45, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I know you did this a lot of years ago, but how about merging the other article here and then moving it there? I'll do it in the next few days if you don't mind. OrdinaryGiraffe (talk) 00:27, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
 * User:Easchiff OrdinaryGiraffe (talk) 00:32, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Please go ahead with the merge. I found the history of sodium carbonate to be fascinating when I worked on it many years ago, but don't think I can contribute much at present. Easchiff (talk) 05:50, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

Not an introduced species in North America?
The USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information article on Salsola kali calls it "Russian Thistle" or "Tumble-weed" and says it is very common throughout North America. This article however says that it is not known to  have been introduced in the Americas. Are we really talking about the same plant? Nonenmac (talk) 23:06, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * The Salsola kali-aggregat consists of a group of closely related species, that were treated just as subspecies by some authors. According to Gutermann (2011), Kali turgida comprises only the subspecies Salsola kali subsp. kali, which is not known from America. The "Russian Thistle" occuring in North America is the subspecies Salsola kali subsp. tragus, now named Kali tragus. ---Thiotrix (talk) 08:25, 30 October 2012 (UTC)