*Bassia scoparia (Linnaeus) A.J. Scott. Summer-cypress, Kochia, Mexican Fireweed. Phen: Jun-Aug. Hab: Disturbed areas, waste ground, particularly along railroad tracks, also in waste areas near wool-combing mill. Dist: Native of Eurasia. Reported for SC (Berkeley Co.) by Pittillo & Brown (1988).
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Synonymy: = K3, K4, Mi, NY, Va, Judd & Ferguson (1999), Kadereit & Freitag (2011); = Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. – C, F, G, GrPl, Il, K1, NcTx, NE, Ok, Pa, Tn, W, Blackwell, Baechle, & Williamson (1978); = n/a – RAB, Tat; > Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. ssp. scoparia – Ar, FNA4; > Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. culta Farw. – Tx; > Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. var. scoparia – Tx
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily: 9
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