PLANTS Profile for Bassia americana (green molly)

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PLANTS Profile

Bassia americana (S. Watson) A.J. Scott
green molly

Symbol:

BAAM4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Chenopodiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Bassia americana (S. Watson) A.J. Scott

Kochia americana

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, NV, Lyon Co., Churchill Narrows. May 15, 2004. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

More Information:

Synonym Information:

KOAM: Characteristics

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Bassia americana (S. Watson) A.J. Scott

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Synonyms:
Bassia americana (S. Watson) A.J. Scott

KOAM	Kochia americana S. Watson	green molly
KOAMV	Kochia americana S. Watson var. vestita S. Watson
KOVE	Kochia vestita (S. Watson) Rydb.

Distribution:
Bassia americana (S. Watson) A.J. Scott


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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, TX, UT, WY)

Related Taxa:
Bassia americana (S. Watson) A.J. Scott

View 34 genera in Chenopodiaceae, 7 species in Bassia

Classification:
Bassia americana (S. Watson) 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 americana (S. Watson) A.J. Scott – green molly

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 americana (S. Watson) A.J. Scott

Kochia americana:

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

FACU,FAC+

FAC-

FAC

FACU

FAC+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Bassia americana (S. Watson) A.J. Scott

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).

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 04:07 PM CST