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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.
Amaranthus retroflexus, true to one of its common names, forms a tumbleweed. [4] It is an erect, annual herb growing to 1 m (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft). [5] The leaves are nearly 15 cm (6 in) long on large individuals, the ones higher on the stem having a lance shape and those lower on the plant diamond or oval in shape.
Heavy wind gusts blew thousands of tumbleweeds into the yards and streets of Pueblo's El Camino neighborhood on Tuesday. The weeds blocked driveways, streets, and the front doors of multiple homes.
This category includes articles about plants that produce a tumbleweed. For plant common names that include the word "tumbleweed" (and variants), see Tumbleweed (disambiguation) or Category:Plant common names.
A dust devil sent tumbleweeds flying across a highway in Downey, Idaho, on June 5.Texas native Steven Mize captured close-up footage of the striking event as the vehicle he was traveling in on ...
Photos and videos show the prickly clumps piled up around cars and homes, littering streets and even blocking highways in Utah and Nevada. Tumbleweeds invade western towns, but you can profit off ...
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]