Kochia scoparia
Common names
Summer cypress, burning bush, firebush
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
Green
Detailed description
Annual plant with a deep taproot. The erect, much-branched stems are smooth below but usually hairy above. The alternate, simple leaves are pubescent to nearly glabrous, lanceolate to linear with hairy margins, and without petioles. The small green flowers lack petals and are found in clusters in the axils of the upper leaves and in terminal spikes. The brown flattened seeds are grooved on each side.
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Synonyms
Bassia scoparia
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
1958
Origin
E. Europe to China
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Life cycle and dispersal
Annual
Other information
Etymology
kochia: Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch (1771 - 1849), German physician and botanist.