Salsola kali L., 1753 25% complete

Roly-poly

Sp. Pl.: 222 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced8 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded7 Not on the record11 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 222 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Roly-poly No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Macaronesia, Atlantic coasts to Medit. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 23 cm
  • 22.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 42 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 63, 86, 98, 116, 174, 178, 251, 349, 429, 474, 581, 600, 655, 882
Differs from sources
Biological type therophyte
  • therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 98, 174, 175, 178, 349, 600, 655
Sourced
Flower color brown, green Sourced
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Maximum height 60 cm
  • 60 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 63, 86, 98, 116, 174, 178, 251, 349, 429, 474, 581, 600, 655, 882
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Phenology
Bloom months jul
1 earlier or rejected value
  • Superseded feb, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 600
Sourced
Duration annual, biennial, perennial
  • annual, biennial, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 86, 98, 110, 175, 178, 432, 882
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity empty
  • 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light empty Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Soil nutriments empty
  • 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Soil salinity 5 / 9 · moderately saline (mesohaline)
  • 5 / 9 · moderately saline (mesohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 111 cm Sourced
Other
Halophyte status — Not on the record
Human usage type — Not on the record
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record