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Pronunciation: sal-SO-la PAWL-sen-ee-eye
Common name: Barbwire Russian thistle
Family: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot)
Habitat: Disturbed places, creosote bush scrub, San Bernardinos, east Mojave Desert, introduced from Eurasia
Blooming period: March to May
Name derivations: 1) Salsola 2) paulsenii