Kochia (Kochia scoparia)
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Kochia (Kochia scoparia) Annual forb growing from 2-5’ tall beginning in late spring. Contains a number of agents that could contribute to its toxicity: oxalates, alkaloids, saponins, nitrate and sulfate.
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Kochia (Kochia scoparia). Annual forb growing from 2-5’ tall beginning in late spring. Contains a number of agents that could contribute to its toxicity: oxalates, alkaloids, saponins, nitrate and sulfate. Tumbleweed, Russian Thistle (Salsola kali var. tenuifolia). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Kochia (Kochia scoparia) Annual forb growing
from 2-5’ tall beginning in late spring.
Contains a number of agents that could contribute to its toxicity: oxalates, alkaloids, saponins, nitrate and sulfate.
Tumbleweed, Russian Thistle (Salsola kali var. tenuifolia) Many-branched, annual
herb growing to 2 - 6’ – at maturity the plant is stiff, prickly, round and bushy.
Toxic agent is nitrate. All ruminants are susceptible to nitrate poisoning, with cattle poisoned most often.
Snow-on-the-mountain Annual herb in the spurge family. 1-3’. Toxic agent – white sap has long been used to blister the skin or
as an intestinal purgative. Livestock are poisoned by an acrid principle, which severely irritates the mouth and gastrointestinal tract.
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