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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]
Selaginella lepidophylla (syn. Lycopodium lepidophyllum), also known as a resurrection plant, [2] is a species of desert plant in the spikemoss family (Selaginellaceae). It is native to the Chihuahuan Desert of the United States and Mexico. S. lepidophylla is renowned for its ability to survive almost complete desiccation.
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.
Kali tragus: as Salsola tragus or Salsola kali subsp. tragus: a common weed of disturbed habitats, commonly known as prickly Russian thistle, windwitch, common saltwort, or tumbleweed. Kali turgidum : as Salsola kali subsp. kali : a salt-resistant plant restricted to the shores of the Baltic Sea, North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, commonly known ...
A resurrection plant is any poikilohydric plant that can survive extreme dehydration, even over months or years.. The resurrection plant Selaginella lepidophylla reviving within 3 hours after the addition of water.
This category includes articles about plants that produce a tumbleweed. For plant common names that include the word "tumbleweed" (and variants), ...
In February 2016, the town of Wangaratta, Victoria, was invaded by large numbers of tumbleweeds of the plant, which piled up to roof height in places. [8] Some residents blamed the problem on a local farmer who had failed to upkeep his paddock .
Salsola is a genus of the subfamily Salsoloideae in the family Amaranthaceae.The genus sensu stricto is distributed in Australia, [1] central and southwestern Asia, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. [2]