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Salsola ruthenica

Russian Thistle

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Common name

Russian Thistle

Scientific name

Salsola ruthenica Iljin.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Herbaceous annual plant. Flowering June - September.

Distribution in Bulgaria

Map of distribution in Bulgaria of Salsola ruthenica by floristic regions:

Between 0 and 600 m altitude.

Source: Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov & R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation.

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