Mexican-Fireweed (Bassia scoparia)
Family:
CHENOPODIACEAE
Genus: Bassia
Species: Mexican-Fireweed (Bassia scoparia)
Alternative Names: Kochia scoparia
Genus: Bassia
Species: Mexican-Fireweed (Bassia scoparia)
Alternative Names: Kochia scoparia
Mexican-Fireweed Species Description
These plants are from foreign areas (those that occur outside of North America north of Mexico) that have been released intentionally or unintentionally. Plants that have been disseminated or escaped as a result of human activity, and become established somewhere within the United States, Canada or Greenland.
Allergenicity: Mexican-Fireweed (Bassia scoparia) is a moderate allergen.
Pollination: Occurs in following seasons depending on latitude and elevation: Spring to Fall.
Angiosperm - Flowering Dicot: Plants in this group have two embryonic leaves (dicotyledons). Examples of dicotyledons are beans, buttercups, oaks, sunflowers, etc.
Forb: A broad-leaved herb other than a grass, especially one growing in a field, prairie, or meadow.
Weed: Any plant growing in cultivated ground to the injury of the crop or desired vegetation, or to the disfigurement of the place; an unsightly, useless, or injurious plant.
Annual: Plants in which the entire life cycle is completed within one growing season.
State Noxious Weed: unpleasant and possibly also harmful.
Wetland Plant: Plants growing in aquatic or wetland habitats. These include all known floating, submerged, and emergent taxa, plus those that are found in permanently or seasonally wet habitats.
Herbaceous Stem: Not woody, lacking lignified tissues.
Mexican-Fireweed Species Usage
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More Mexican-Fireweed (Bassia scoparia) imagesby Jessie M. Harris from BONAP
