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The tumbleweed diaspore disperses seeds, but the tumbleweed strategy is not limited to the seed plants; some species of spore-bearing cryptogams—such as Selaginella—form tumbleweeds, and some fungi that resemble puffballs dry out, break free of their attachments and are similarly tumbled by the wind, dispersing spores as they go. [4] [5]
It is widely known simply as tumbleweed because, in many regions of the United States, it is the most common and most conspicuous plant species that produces tumbleweeds. Informally, it may be known as "' Kali or Salsola ": the latter being its restored genus , containing 54 other species, into which the obsolete genus Kali has been subsumed.
This category includes articles about plants that produce a tumbleweed. For plant common names that include the word "tumbleweed" (and variants), ...
Tumbleweeds have completely taken over some western towns in the U.S., and while the pesky plants might seem useless, they can turn a pretty good profit for those bold enough to try selling them.
C. stoebe was formerly known as C. maculosa.Two [specify] cytotypes of C. stoebe exist which have been considered as different species by some taxonomists. The diploid form of the plant is now called C. stoebe L. spp. stoebe, while the tetraploid is known as C. stoebe L. spp. micranthos or by some taxonomists as C. biebersteinii DC. [5]
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Dysphania atriplicifolia (synonym Cycloloma atriplicifolium) is species of flowering plant known by the common names winged pigweed, tumble ringwing, plains tumbleweed, [2] and tumble-weed. [3] This plant is native to central North America, but it is spreading and has been occasionally reported in far-flung areas from California to Maine to the ...
Tumbleweeds buried people's homes and vehicles over the weekend after strong winds swept through southern Colorado. Homeowners woke up Sunday morning to blocked windows and yards blanketed with ...