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Show Poison Heed "Ilalogeton" Is Found Growing In Strawfeerry River Ureas The poisonous weed, Haloge-ton, Haloge-ton, has been found growing in the Strawberry River drainage district in Duchesne County. The weed was discovered last fall by the Soil Conservation Service and the Duchesne County Coun-ty Agricultural Agent. Haloge-ton Haloge-ton grows best on bare and disturbed dis-turbed soil and thrives where the native plant cover is thin or low in vigor. Over-grazed ranges ran-ges are open invitations to its spread. It does not seem able to compete with stands of grasses grass-es or other vigorous perennial cover. Ranges in good condition stand a much greater chance of surviving its attacks, explains1 Dale Naylor, local Bureau of Land Management manager. The BLM, in cooperation witn livestock men, are combatting the weed by re-seeding 1,000 acres ac-res of grazing land south of My-ton My-ton at Wells Draw and Big Wash drainages, he said. In aa-dition, aa-dition, fourteen miles of drift fence will be constructed to control livestock. Halogeton plants resemble Russian Thistle except at seed stage. At that time, they look more like one of the docks. This is how to tell Halogeton from Russian Thistle: Halogeton leaves are weiner-shaped, Vi to 5-8 inches long with a slender bristle about 1-8 inch long at the tip. Flowers of Halogeton are tiny and do' not have any spiny scales around them, as do the thistle flowers. Young Halogeton plants are bluish-green with fleshy leaves. Stems are green or often reddish red-dish when young, straw-colored or still reddish when ripe. At seed stage, plants are usually covered with masses of the thin, light-colored or reddish scales which inclose the seed. |