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Green molly

Neokochia americana

Also called Green Molly Summer Cypress, Perennial Summer Cypress, Red Sage

Green molly
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth & beet family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
W. & C. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Neokochia americana (syn. Bassia americana, Kochia americana) is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family, subfamily Camphorosmoideae, known by the common name green molly.

Where it grows

Neokochia americana is native to the western United States from California to Montana to Texas, where it grows in dry, alkaline soils such as alkali flats and desert washes.

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Rusty molly · Neokochia

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

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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