Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
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Saltlover<br />
Halogeton glomeratus, Chenopdiaceae (Goosefoot Family)<br />
Category: Prohibited Noxious<br />
•Information: Other names include halogeton, tolerant of saline and alkaline<br />
soils, tumbles.<br />
• Life Cycle: Summer annual.<br />
• Root: Taproot, up to 5m deep.<br />
• Leaves: Small hair at the end of each leaf, alternate, simple, fleshy, tubular,<br />
blue-green.<br />
• Stems: 8-30cm tall, red when young, yellow-white at maturity, branched.<br />
• Flower: Small, inconspicuous, in leaf axil.<br />
• Seed/Fruits: Early germination, reproduced from 2 types of seeds, viable<br />
for up to 10 years.<br />
• Toxicity: Poisonous to sheep, possible effect on larger livestock.<br />
• Control: Competition.<br />
Clinton Shock, Oregon State University, Bugwood.org<br />
Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org<br />
Steve Hurst, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood.org<br />
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Clinton Shock, Oregon State University, Bugwood.org
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