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Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott
burningbush

       
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Photo of Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott
Kochia scoparia

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott

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Synonyms:
Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott

  BASI4 Bassia sieversiana (Pall.) W.A. Weber  
  KOAL3 Kochia alata Bates  
  KOSC Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.   Mexican-fireweed
  KOSCC Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. culta Farw.  
  KOSCP Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. pubescens Fenzl  
  KOSCS Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. subvillosa Moq.  
  KOSCT Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. trichophila (Stapf) L.H. Bailey  
  KOSCT2 Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. trichophylla (Stapf) L.H. Bailey  
  KOSI3 Kochia sieversiana (Pall.) C.A. Mey.  
  KOTR2 Kochia trichophila Stapf  
  KOTR4 Kochia trichophylla Stapf  
 

Distribution:
Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott

View 34 genera in Chenopodiaceae, 7 species in Bassia
 

Classification:
Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott

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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 Bassia All. – smotherweed
Species Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott – burningbush
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
Kochia scoparia
common kochia              Potentially invasive, banned
Oregon:
Kochia scoparia
kochia              "B" designated weed
kochia              Quarantine
Washington:
Kochia scoparia
kochia              Class B noxious weed
kochia, summer-cyprus, burning-bush, fireball, Mexican fireweed              Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott

Kochia scoparia
Mexican burningbush
Mexican fireweed
fireweed
kochia
mock cypress
summer cypress

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to 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 weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
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.
 

Introduced Information:
Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott

Kochia scoparia:

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
UPL,FAC UPL NI FACU- FAC FACU FACU FAC FACU FAC NI* NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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