Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott
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- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Botanical Name
- Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott
- Common Name
- Summer-cypress, Burning-bush
- Synonym(s)
- Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrader ssp. scoparia
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott
- Comments
- Although Mosyakin in FNA4 retained this species in Kochia, Flora of Virginia and Flora of the Southeastern U.S. follow molecular work by Kadereit and Freitag (2011, Taxon 60: 51-78) that supports the transfer of annuals in Kochia to Bassia.
- Habitat
- Roadsides and waste ground, particularly along railroad tracks. Infrequent in the mountains and Piedmont; rare in the inner Coastal Plain.
- Native Status
- Introduced
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