PLANTS Profile for Bassia hirsuta (hairy smotherweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Bassia hirsuta (L.) Asch.
hairy smotherweed

Symbol:

BAHI3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Chenopodiaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

Images:
Bassia hirsuta (L.) Asch.

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Synonyms:
Bassia hirsuta (L.) Asch.

KOHI

Kochia hirsuta (L.) Nolte

Distribution:
Bassia hirsuta (L.) Asch.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, DE, ID, MA, MD, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA)

Related Taxa:
Bassia hirsuta (L.) Asch.

View 34 genera in Chenopodiaceae, 7 species in Bassia

Classification:
Bassia hirsuta (L.) Asch.

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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 hirsuta (L.) Asch. – hairy smotherweed

Introduced Information:
Bassia hirsuta (L.) Asch.

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:
Bassia hirsuta (L.) Asch.

Nat. Ind.

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Bassia hirsuta (L.) Asch.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20587.

Time Generated: 10/13/2008 09:00 AM MDT