Halogeton glomeratus

Species category

Weed

Common name

saltlover, barilla

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

NutletNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).

Shape

Compressed coil

Size

  • Length 1.5 mm 
  • Width 1.5 mm 
  • Thickness 0.5 mm 

Color

Black seed with yellow pericarpPericarp:
Fruit wall; derived from the ovary wall.
and sepals

Texture

Rough

Other structures

SepalSepal:
The outermost whorl of leaf-like structures attached to the receptacle. Collectively, all the sepals on a flower are called the calyx.
with or without membranous extension

Identification notes

Seed unitSeed unit:
The structure usually regarded as a seed in planting practices and in commercial channels, consisting of a true seed with or without accessory structures, as defined in Section 2.6 of the AOSA Rules. See also true seed.
can be a true seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.
, fruitFruit:
A mature ovary and any associated parts.
or the entire flower. Long, thin embryoEmbryo:
A rudimentary plant contained in a seed, usually consisting of a more or less differentiated axis and attached cotyledon(s).
in a flat coil that can be seen through the seed and fruitFruit:
A mature ovary and any associated parts.
wall.

Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming 

AOSA examination list

Not included

More information

For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.

Nomenclature

Family

Chenopodiaceae

Valid name

Halogeton glomeratus (M. Bieb.) C.A. Mey.

 Halogeton glomeratus.  The seed unit can be a true seed, a fruit, or the entire flower.  
Halogeton glomeratus. The seed unit can be a true seed, a fruit, or the entire flower.  
 Halogeton glomeratus . Multiple views of fruit. Fruits with and without persistent perianth. Photo by Madeline Maher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.
Halogeton glomeratus. Multiple views of fruit. Fruits with and without persistent perianth. Photo by Madeline Maher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.