Salsola pestifer
A. Nelson
Russian thistle
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Brigham Young University
Description
A temperate herb in the Amaranthaceae family with edible stems.
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Edible Uses
The stems are eaten.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Britain, Europe, North America, USA,
Notes
Also put in the family Chenopodiaceae.
References (2)
- Mabey, R., 1973, Food for Free. A Guide to the edible wild plants of Britain, Collins. p 114
- New Man. Rocky Mt. Bot. 169. 1909
