Bassia scoparia
Burning bush, Mexican fireweed, summer cypress, kochia, burningbush, Mexican firebrush, mock cypress, summer-cypress
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass Caryophyllidae Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts
Order Caryophyllales Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants
Family Amaranthaceae Amaranth family
Genus Bassia Named for Ferdinando Bassi (1710-1774), an Italian botanist and Prefect of the Bologna Botanical Garden
Species scoparia Broom-like, alluding to the plant structure
About plant names...
Kochia is native to temperate and tropical regions of Asia, and to parts of Europe. It is naturalized
and widespread in North America.
Identification: Plants are 12-72" (30-182 cm) in height. Leaves are
gray-green, alternate , and narrow, about 2½" (6.3 cm) × ¼" (6.3 mm). They are attached
directly to the stems. Flowers occur in fairly inconspicuous spikes of 2-6 flowers, ½-2" (1.3-5 cm) long;
individual flowers are about ⅛" (5 mm) across and yellow-white in color. This weed is common along roadsides.
Online References:
Bassia scoparia on MaltaWildPlants.com
Bassia scoparia on Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants
Bassia scoparia at Illinois Wildflowers
Bassia scoparia on Wikipedia
Bassia scoparia on Wikimedia Commons
Bassia scoparia on ipm.ucanr.edu
Bassia scoparia from the Jepson Manual
8/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts ≈ 31 × 41" (78 × 104 cm) ID is uncertain
Older scientific names
Kochia scoparia
Bassia sieversiana (Pall.) W.A. Weber
Kochia alata Bates
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. culta Farw.
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. pubescens Fenzl
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. subvillosa Moq.
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. trichophila (Stapf) L.H. Bailey
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. trichophylla (Stapf) L.H. Bailey
Kochia sieversiana (Pall.) C.A. Mey.
Kochia trichophila Stapf
Kochia trichophylla Stapf
Bassia scoparia description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 11 Oct 2021.
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8/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts ≈ 31 × 39" (78 × 99 cm) ID is uncertain
8/26/2014 · Rt. 40, Roadside Stop, Laguna, New Mexico ≈ 6 × 9" (15 × 22 cm)
8/26/2014 · Rt. 40, Roadside Stop, Laguna, New Mexico ≈ 7 × 11" (18 × 28 cm)
8/26/2014 · Rt. 40, Roadside Stop, Laguna, New Mexico ≈ 7 × 11" (18 × 28 cm)
8/26/2014 · Rt. 40, Roadside Stop, Laguna, New Mexico ≈ 12 × 19" (31 × 47 cm)
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