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
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Salsola 2) paulsenii