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poisonous

Halogeton 

Halogeton glomeratus

Introduced annual 

family: Chenopodiaceae

Distribution: Rocky Mountain and Great Basin region. Introduced from Russia and NW China

Inflorescence

• Flowers in the leaf axis

Leaves succulent, cylindrical, and hair tipped

Branched from the base

Single taproot (annual plant)

Leaves succulent, yellowish stems (pink upon maturation).

Plant Attributes

•Warm season forb

•Poor root development in spring causes it to be less competitive.

It does best in saline sites where competition is naturally low

•High seed production

•Produces black seed (no dormancy) and brown seed (high

dormancy – 10 years)

•Distributed by animals (sheep), tumbling (wind), and machinery

•Early succession that can change plant communitiesHalogeton glomeratus - Autecology

Forage Quality, Palatability, and Cover

•Poisonous species (high in oxalates) – health threat to grazing

animals (especially sheep)

•Extremely low palatability, seldom eaten by livestock

•Fair forage for small mammals and birds.

•Provides poor protection for ungulates, but fair cover for small

mammals and birds

•Best control method is increasing perennial plants in the standHalogeton glomeratus - Autecology

Drought / Stress Tolerance

•Drought tolerant

•Alkalinity tolerant

Grazing Tolerance

•Not readily grazed.

•Invader.