halogeton

halogeton
halogeton [hal′ə jə tän΄, hə läj′ə tän΄]
n.
ModL /span> HALO- + Gr geitōn, neighbor
a poisonous Asiatic weed (Halogeton glomeratus) of the goosefoot family, with fleshy, cylindrical leaves and minute, papery flowers, becoming widespread in the W U.S.

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▪ plant genus
      the genus and common name for a poisonous annual weed, belonging to the amaranth family (Amaranthaceae), native to southwestern Siberia and northwestern China. There are nine species in the genus. H. sativus yields an ash rich in bases. H. glomeratus, introduced into Nevada about 1930, has since spread widely in the northwestern United States. It is confined to semidesert, salty lands, primarily in disturbed areas such as abandoned fields, abused ranges, and roadsides.

      Halogeton, with reddish stems, varies from a few inches to 2 feet (about 60 cm) tall. The bluish-green leaves, sausage-shaped and bearing a hairlike spine at the tip, are very high in water content. The true flowers are inconspicuous, but the very abundant seeds bear five winglike, whitish bracts; after midsummer the plant is a mass of these showy, flowerlike seeds.

      The high content of oxalates (the dried plants have 5–25 percent of these) makes halogeton poisonous to sheep and cattle. Fortunately, animals do not eat the plant in quantity when other forage is available. Ranges with large amounts of halogeton ordinarily can be safely grazed if livestock are prevented from concentrating on pure stands of the plant. Elimination of the weed by spraying is feasible only in small areas.

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  • halogeton — [hal′ə jə tän΄, hə läj′ə tän΄] n. [ModL < HALO + Gr geitōn, neighbor] a poisonous Asiatic weed (Halogeton glomeratus) of the goosefoot family, with fleshy, cylindrical leaves and minute, papery flowers, becoming widespread in the W U.S …   English World dictionary

  • Halogĕton — (H. Mey.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Chenopodeae Salsoleae Halimocnemideae; Arten in Sibirien, Spanien, am Kaspischen Meere, salzliebende Gewächse; H. glomeratus in Sibirien; H. monondrus ebendaselbst; H. tamariscifolius in Spanien… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Halogeton —   Halogeton …   Wikipedia Español

  • Halogeton — Taxobox name = Halogeton image width = 300px image caption = Halogeton sativus regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Amaranthaceae genus = Halogeton genus authority = C.A.Mey. subdivision …   Wikipedia

  • halogeton — noun a coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western rangelands because of its high oxalate content • Syn: ↑Halogeton glomeratus • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • halogeton — noun Etymology: New Latin, from hal + Greek geitōn neighbor Date: 1943 a coarse annual Asian herb (Halogeton glomeratus) of the goosefoot family that is a noxious weed in western United States ranges …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Halogeton — A genus of plants (family Chenopodiaceae) on range lands in the western U.S. and other arid regions of the world; it causes poisoning in cattle and sheep because of the presence of soluble oxalates. * * * hal·o·ge·ton .hal ə jē .tän n a coarse… …   Medical dictionary

  • Halogeton — ID 38675 Symbol Key HALOG Common Name saltlover Family Chenopodiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • HALOGETON SATIVUS (L.) MOQUIN-TAND. - ГАЛОГЕТОН ПОСЕВНОЙ — см. 278. Многолетнее растение. Н. sativus (L.) Moquin Tand. Г. посевной Chenopod. Enum. (1840) 158. Drea (1964) 491. S y n. Salsola sativa L.; S. souda Loefl.; Suaeda setigera Webb.; H. souda (Loefl.) Macbride (1918). М е с т н. н а з в. Исп.… …   Справочник растений

  • Halogeton glomeratus — ID 38676 Symbol Key HAGL Common Name saltlover Family Chenopodiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

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