Plants Profile for Bassia scoparia (burningbush)

General Information
Symbol:	BASC5
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Duration:	Annual
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	CAN I L48 I
Other Common Names:	kochia Mexican fireweed mirabel mock cypress
Bassia scoparia Fact Sheet (pdf) (doc) Plant Guide (pdf) (doc) Kochia scoparia Fact Sheet (pdf) (doc) Plant Guide (pdf) (doc)
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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 16. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
BASI4	Bassia sieversiana (Pall.) W.A. Weber
KOAL3	Kochia alata Bates
KOSC	Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.
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, database artifact
KOSCT2	Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. trichophylla (Stapf) L.H. Bailey
KOSI3	Kochia sieversiana (Pall.) C.A. Mey.
KOTR2	Kochia trichophila Stapf, database artifact
KOTR4	Kochia trichophylla Stapf

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Noxious Weed Information
This plant 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, summer-cyprus, burning-bush, fireball, Mexican fireweed Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine kochia Class B noxious weed

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Arid West	FAC
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FACU
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	UPL
Great Plains	FACU
Midwest	FACU
Northcentral & Northeast	FACU
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	FAC