Bassia prostrata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Bassia |
| Species: | B. prostrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Bassia prostrata (L.) A.J.Scott
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| Synonyms | |
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Kochia prostrata (L.) Schrad. | |
Bassia prostrata, the forage kochia, is a Eurasian plant in the subfamily Camphorosmoideae of the family Amaranthaceae (formerly treated as Chenopodiaceae), introduced to the United States as rangeland forage and for fire control.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bassia prostrata.
- USDA PLANTS Database Entry
- House, Dawn. 2007. Kochia shrub halts Milford Flat blaze - flat. Salt Lake Tribune, August 2.
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