Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Greasewood is found only in the southern part of Alberta and Saskatchewan on strongly alkaline flats. The buds and young leaves of greasewood contain salts of oxalic acid. The lethal dose is unknown but it appears to be quite small.
The USDA Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory site has more information on greasewood.
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