Russian thistle

English
Russian thistle (Kali tragus)

Etymology

From Russian + thistle: believed to have been introduced to North America from Russia, and is prickly like a thistle.

Noun

Russian thistle (plural Russian thistles)

  1. Any of several species of genus Salsola and its close relatives, prickly shrublike annuals, especially Salsola tragus (syn. Kali tragus, which is the best-known kind of tumbleweed in the US.
  2. (Australia) Salsola australis

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