Bassia prostrata
| Bassia prostata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Camphorosmoideae |
| Genus: | Bassia |
| Species: | B. prostrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Bassia prostata (L.) A.J.Scott | |
Bassia prostrata (syn Kochia prostrata) (forage kochia) is a Eurasian plant in the subfamily Camphorosmoideae of the family Amaranthaceae (formerly treated as Chenopodiaceae), introduced to the United States as rangeland forage and for fire control.
External links
- USDA PLANTS Database Entry
- House, Dawn. 2007. Kochia shrub halts Milford Flat blaze - flat. Salt Lake Tribune, August 2.
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