Bassia prostrata

Bassia prostrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Bassia
Species:	B. prostrata
Binomial name
	Bassia prostrata; (L.) A.J.Scott
Synonyms
	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.

References

↑ 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.

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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[1] 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.