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Smotherweed

Kochia

Also called Bassia, Smotherweeds

Smotherweed
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth & beet family)

About

Kochia is a synonym of the genus Bassia, which belongs to the subfamily Camphorosmoideae of family Amaranthaceae.

Two American species traditionally included in Kochia are now in genus Neokochia: Neokochia americana and Neokochia californica.

Other Bassia plants

Bassia arabica · Fivehorn smotherweed · Forage kochia · Burningbush · Smotherweed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Kochia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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