Family: Amaranthaceae
burning bush, common kochia, Mexican fireweed, summer-cypress
[Bassia sieversiana (Pall.) W.A.Weber, more...]
Robert W. Freckmann
Kenneth J. Sytsma
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Kochia: named for Wilhelm Daniel Josef Koch (1771-1849), a German doctor and professor of botany
Plants: erect, annual, 6"-40" tall forb, bushy-branched and softly hairy
Leaves: softly hairy above, stalkless, mostly linear with a blunt tip
Flowers: cream to yellow, 5-parted, tiny, stalkless, no petals, either solitary or in pairs; inflorescence dense spikes from leaf axils; blooms July-Sept.
Fruits: star-shaped, in the leaf axils
Habitat: disturbed sites
Conservation Status: Introduced - naturalized
Plants: erect, annual, 6"-40" tall forb, bushy-branched and softly hairy
Leaves: softly hairy above, stalkless, mostly linear with a blunt tip
Flowers: cream to yellow, 5-parted, tiny, stalkless, no petals, either solitary or in pairs; inflorescence dense spikes from leaf axils; blooms July-Sept.
Fruits: star-shaped, in the leaf axils
Habitat: disturbed sites
Conservation Status: Introduced - naturalized
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Wetland Indicator = FACU- USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Illinois Wildflowers: Wonderful photographs; detailed descriptions; color and leaf arrangement key
Kenneth J. Sytsma
Kenneth J. Sytsma
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Botanical Illustration
