Bassia prostrata
| Bassia prostrata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Bassia |
| Species: | B. prostrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Bassia prostrata (L.) A.J.Scott | |
| Synonyms | |
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Kochia prostrata (L.) Schrad. | |
Bassia prostrata, the 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.[1]
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- USDA PLANTS Database Entry
- House, Dawn. 2007. Kochia shrub halts Milford Flat blaze - flat. Salt Lake Tribune, August 2.
- ↑ Davies, Kirk W.; Svejcar, Lauren N.; Clenet, Danielle R. (2025-07-01). "Spread of Forage Kochia in Invasive Annual Grass-Dominated Sagebrush Steppe". Rangeland Ecology & Management. 101: 89–92. doi:10.1016/j.rama.2025.04.002. ISSN 1550-7424.
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