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Prickly Russian Thistle - Photo (c) stephmcblack, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by stephmcblack CC
Tumbleweed (Salsola tragus) Info
Kali tragus is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is known by various common names such as prickly Russian thistle, windwitch, or common saltwort. It is widely known simply as tumbleweed because in many regions of the United States, it is the most common and most conspicuous species of tumbleweed. Informally, it also is known as "salsola", which was its generic name until fairly recently. (Wikipedia)
Saltwort - Photo (c) Cheng-Tao Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Cheng-Tao Lin CC
Saltwort (Salsola kali) Info
Salsola kali was the botanical name for a species of flowering plants in the amaranth family, whose sub-species have been recently reclassified as two separate species in the genus Kali: (Wikipedia)
Prostrate Pigweed - Photo (c) alderash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by alderash CC
Prostrate Pigweed (Amaranthus albus) Info
Amaranthus albus is an annual species of flowering plant. It is native to the tropical Americas but a widespread introduced species in other places, including Europe, Africa, and Australia. (Wikipedia)
Tumbleweed Shield Lichen - Photo (c) Samuel Brinker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Samuel Brinker CC
Tumbleweed Shield Lichen (Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa) Info
Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa, commonly known as the tumbleweed shield lichen, or ground lichen, is a foliose lichen in the Parmeliaceae family. It is not fixed to a substrate, and blows around in the wind from location to location. It is used as a dye by Navajo rug weavers. (Wikipedia)