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Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.
greasewood
Symbol: SAVE4
Group: Dicot
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Growth Habit: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Plant Synonyms:
SAVE4 Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.
 

SABA14

Sarcobatus baileyi Coville
 

SAVEB

Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. var. baileyi (Coville) Jepson
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About greasewood

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State Distributional Map for SAVE4
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Plant Distribution by State

Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.

SAVE4

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Related Taxa:
Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.

View 30 genera in Chenopodiaceae, 1 species in Sarcobatus

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Classification:
Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Caryophyllidae –
                      Order Caryophyllales –
                         Family Chenopodiaceae – Goosefoot family
                            Genus Sarcobatus Nees – greasewood
                               Species Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. – greasewood

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Invasive Information:
Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.
        greasewood
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
WSWS   Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FACU+ NO NO NO FACU FACU FACU+ FACU+ FACU* FACU+ FACU NO NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20707.
View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

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