Halogeton glomeratus aka Saltlover

Halogeton glomeratus is a plant also known as halogeton. It belongs to the amaranth family, whose name is Amaranthaceae. It is an annual, which means its life lasts one year. This sets it apart from shrubs and plants that live for years. Its native range starts in European Russia and reaches into Siberia. That range also takes in the western Himalaya. Kew places the plant in the temperate biome, a broad climate zone. The RHS lists it as non-native to Britain and Ireland. In other words, neither place forms part of its native range.

The sources give no height or spread for this plant. They do not say how tall or wide it grows. Nor do they state what shape its leaves take. They give no facts about the colour of its stems. The same gaps apply to its flowers and its fruit. This evidence gives no basis to describe how those parts look. The plant's name and annual life cycle do not fill those gaps.

The main concern in these records is poisoning in livestock. Cornell names both the leaves and stems as poisonous parts. Its warning thus covers more than just the plant's leaves. Cornell names soluble oxalates as the agents that cause harm. These are oxalates that can dissolve. Sheep and cattle are the animals most often affected. The warning does not say that every exposure causes death. A plant can be poisonous without causing death each time.

Cornell also notes that the dose matters when judging risk. The amount involved is thus part of the poisoning risk. The warning about leaves and stems needs that point alongside it. These records do not name any parts as safe to eat. They also give no support for use as a medicine. The livestock warning does not show that people or pets are safe.

The records give no supported garden uses for this plant. They also give no directions for how to grow it. They do not state how much light the plant needs. Nor do they say how much water it needs. They do not establish how well it copes with frost. Kew's broad climate grouping does not supply those missing care details.