Ability to Respond Total:12 / 25Ability to Respond = ( Ease of Response + Tools in Place )
Confidence:High
Confidence Notes:
Impact
Spread
Notes
Score
Spread Rate
Plant has not expanded much in the last couple of decades and seems to be adapted to just a few community types.
2
Spread Amount
Halogeton typically invades disturbed arid and semi-arid sites with alkaline to saline soils.
2
Damage
Notes
Score
Ecological
Plant tissues accumulate salts from lower soil horizons. The salts leach from dead plant material, increasing topsoil salinity and favoring halogeton seed germination and seedling establishment.
4
Agricultural
0
Infrastructure
0
Cultural
0
Health
The foliage contains variable amounts of soluble sodium oxalates and can be fatally toxic to livestock, especially sheep, when ingested in quantity.
3
Benefit
Notes
Score
Ecological
0
Agricultural
0
Infrastructure
0
Cultural
0
Health
0
Total
11
Ability to Respond
Ease of Response
Notes
Score
Detection
Somewhat difficult to detect in remote locations.
3
Control
Not difficult to control mechanically, but more difficult chemically.
3
Tools in Place
Notes
Score
Entry
Some prevention of movement because of its listing as a CDFA A listed plant, but this is minor.
2
Control
A listed gives some control mandates, but little effort is put into this species.
2
Outreach
Minor amount of outreach primarily because it is a CDFA A listed plant. Also on Cal-IPC list.
