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Get ready for the approach of tumbleweed season, once the unofficial weed of Manteca
Perspective
moffat tuimbleweeds
In the coming weeks, the Russian thistle along Moffat Boulevard will start rolling down the streets of Manteca as tumbleweeds.
Don’t think much about Ukraine or Russia? Then how about tumbleweeds? The roots of the West’s tumbleweed problem can be traced back to the dry steppes of Ukraine where among the grasslands and shrubs the plant known by its scientific name of Salsola tragus was known to exist.