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Tumbleweed is also known as saltwort, though that name is also used for the unrelated Batis maritima.

This salt-tolerant Siberian alien listed among " noxious weeds" by the U.S. Department of Agriculture was first reported in the United States around 1877 in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, apparently transported as a stowaway in flax seed imported by Ukrainian farmers. South Dakota proved harsh and dry for growing flax, but by 1900, Salsola had tumbled to the Pacific Coast. It was also actively introduced by the U.S.D.A., under the impression that cattle might be induced to eat it in hard times during droughts. Palatability of the young shoots is considered to be fair. CattleCattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat (called beef and veal), dairy products ( milk), leather and as draught animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). In some c, sheepThis article is about the animal; for other meanings of Sheep see Sheep (disambiguation). A sheep is any of several woolly ruminant quadrupeds, but most commonly the Domestic Sheep Ovis aries , which probably descends from the wild urial of south-central, and horseThis article discusses ungulate mammals. For other meanings of horse see Horse (disambiguation). The Horse Equus caballus is a large ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus''. It has long played an important role in transportats will eat it, if nothing better is available. Small rodentMany, see text The order Rodentia is the most numerous of all the branches on the mammal family tree. Currently there are, depending on the authority consulted, between 2000 and 3000 species of rodent—roughly half of all mammal species. Rodents are founds and PronghornThe Pronghorn Antilocapra americana is the only surviving member of the family Antilocapridae and the fastest land animal in North America running at speeds up to 54 mph (90 km/h). The Pronghorn is also known as the Pronghorn Antelope but is not a true an also graze on the young shoots.

Tumbleweed thrives wherever land use has disturbed the soilSoil is the layer of minerals and organic matter, in thickness from centimetres to a metre or more, on the land surface. Its main components are mineral matter, organic matter, moisture, and air. Soils differ in the ratio of these components. Modern soil. It can be seen in Death Valley, California and in ColoradoThere are also three Colorado Rivers: two in the United States and one in Argentina. Colorado is a state in the western United States. The name of Colorado came from the Spanish word "colorado" which means "reddish color". The name comes from the Colorado at elevations of 8500 feet.

Tumbleweed has naturalized to the point where it is regarded by many as native, changing the North American Great Plains plant community forever. It is controlled with mass applications of herbicides. Amusingly, tumbleweed is such a common device in Westerns, where it's used to indicate an abandoned area, that it is generally associated with the American Old West, despite its Russian origin.