Salsola paulseniiLitv.

barbwire Russian thistle

WFO wfo-0000734197 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Salsola paulsenii, photographed by Вячеслав Юсупов
fig. a Вячеслав Юсупов, CC BY 4.0 / 2018-10-21 / obs. 29379843
Salsola paulsenii, photographed by Konstantin Grebennikov
fig. b Konstantin Grebennikov, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 100091785
Salsola paulsenii, photographed by Konstantin Grebennikov
fig. c Konstantin Grebennikov, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 100091777
Salsola paulsenii, photographed by Konstantin Grebennikov
fig. d Konstantin Grebennikov, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 100091781
Salsola paulsenii, photographed by Tim Messick
fig. e Tim Messick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 25573483
Salsola paulsenii, photographed by Kate Harper
fig. f Kate Harper, CC0 1.0 / obs. 29631825
Salsola paulsenii, photographed by Emily Chebul
fig. g Emily Chebul, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 27132016
Salsola paulsenii, photographed by Northcut
fig. h Northcut, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 97661582

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Native range 16 botanical countries

Regions where Salsola paulsenii is native: Afghanistan, China North-Central, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, East European Russia, South European Russia AfghanistanChina North-CentralInner MongoliaIranKazakhstanKirgizstanMongoliaNorth CaucasusQinghaiTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTurkmenistanUzbekistanXinjiangEast European RussiaSouth European Russia
Native distribution of Salsola paulsenii, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
China North-Central CHN
Inner Mongolia CHI
Iran IRN
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Mongolia MON
North Caucasus NCS
Qinghai CHQ
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
Xinjiang CHX
East European Russia RUE EUROPE
South European Russia RUS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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