Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott
burningbush
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Mexican fireweed |
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mock cypress |
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kochia |
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mirabel |
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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
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BASI4 |
Bassia sieversiana (Pall.) W.A. Weber |
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KOAL3 |
Kochia alata Bates |
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KOSC |
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. |
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Mexican-fireweed
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KOSCC |
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. culta Farw. |
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KOSCP |
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. pubescens Fenzl |
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KOSCS |
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. subvillosa Moq. |
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KOSCT |
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. trichophila (Stapf) L.H. Bailey, database artifact |
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KOSCT2 |
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. trichophylla (Stapf) L.H. Bailey |
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KOSI3 |
Kochia sieversiana (Pall.) C.A. Mey. |
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KOTR2 |
Kochia trichophila Stapf, database artifact |
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KOTR4 |
Kochia trichophylla Stapf |
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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) |
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Related Taxa:
Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott
View
34 genera in Chenopodiaceae,
7 species in Bassia
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Classification:
Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott
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Classification Report.
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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 |
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Potentially invasive, banned |
Oregon: |
Kochia scoparia |
kochia |
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"B" designated weed |
kochia |
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Quarantine |
Washington: |
Kochia scoparia |
kochia |
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Class B noxious weed |
kochia, summer-cyprus, burning-bush, fireball, Mexican fireweed |
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Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine |
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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.
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Assorted authors.
200_.
State noxious weed lists for 46 states.
State agriculture or natural resource departments.
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N'EAST |
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Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso.
1997.
Weeds of the Northeast.
Cornell University Press.
Ithaca, New York.
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NE&GP |
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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.
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SWSS |
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Southern Weed Science Society.
1998.
Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM.
Southern Weed Science Society.
Champaign, Illinois.
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WSWS |
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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.
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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.
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Wetland Indicator Status:
NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.
Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott
Kochia scoparia:
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Reg. 0 |
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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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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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Related Web Sites:
Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification
UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images
WA-King County Noxious Weeds
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