Taxon:  Bassia scoparia (L.) A. J. Scott



Summary
Genus:
Bassia
Family:
Chenopodiaceae
Subfamily:
Salsoloideae
Tribe:
Camphorosmeae
Nomen number:
404228
Place of publication:
Feddes Repert. 89:108.  1978
Comment:
publication of this combination by A. Voss, Deutsch. Gartenrat 1(37):289-290. 1903 is reported in some references
Verified:
02/09/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
11 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Ball, P. W. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  5. Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
  6. Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. In: Luken, J. O. & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions. 255-267.
  7. Córdoba, M. C. et al. 2004. New natural hosts of Pepino mosaic virus in Spain. Pl. Dis. 88:906. Note: Scoparia scoparia, a weed in tomato fields in Spain, tested positive for Pepmv
  8. Dodd, J. & R. P. Randall. 2002. Eradication of kochia (Bassia scoparia (L.) A. J. Scott, Chenopodiaceae) in Western Australia. In: Spafford Jacob, H. et al. (eds.), 13th Australian weeds conference papers & proceedings. Perth, Australia. 300-303.
  9. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  10. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1237.
  11. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  12. Everest, S. L. 1981. Poisonous plants of Australia. Note: poisonous
  13. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.
  14. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  15. Grichar, W. J. et al. 2009. Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) response to preemergence herbicides. Crop Protect. 28:928-933. DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2009.07.013. Note: as Kochia scoparia, it has difficult seeds to separate from sesame seeds
  16. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.
  17. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  18. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  19. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  20. Judd, W. S. 1999. The genera of Chenopodiaceae in the southeastern United States. Harvard Pap. Bot. 4:404.
  21. Kadereit, G. & H. Freitag. 2011. Molecular phylogeny of Camphorosmeae (Camphorosmoideae, Chenopodiaceae): implications for biogeography, evolution of C4-photosynthesis and taxonomy. Taxon 60:73.
  22. Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
  23. Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
  24. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
  25. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  26. Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope. 1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
  27. Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:83.
  28. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: = Kochia scoparia
  29. Oseland, E. et al. 2020. Examination of commercially available bird feed for weed seed contaminants. Invasive Pl. Sci. Managm. 13:14-22. DOI: 10.1017/inp.2020.2.
  30. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  31. Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
  32. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  33. Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles. Note: lists as B. scoparia (L.) Voss.
  34. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
  35. USDA/ARS. INVADERS database system. The University of Montana (on-line resource). Note: = Kochia scoparia
  36. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbelvedere  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1237.
Englishburningbush  1Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Englishkochia as Kochia scoparia1USDA/ARS. INVADERS database system. The University of Montana (on-line resource). Note: = Kochia scoparia
EnglishMexican firebrush  1McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
EnglishMexican fireweed  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishmock cypress  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishsummer-cypress  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Chinesedi fu地肤as Kochia scoparia2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Kochia scoparia
Frenchansérine belvédère  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1237.
GermanBesenkraut  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanBesen-Radmelde  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1237.
Japanese Rōmajihōkigi as Kochia scoparia2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: = Kochia scoparia
Portuguesemirabela  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishmirabel  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishsommarcypress  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Koreandaepssari  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:83.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol Zizhiqu Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNingxia Huizi Zizhiqu Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaQinghai Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea   
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaKuwait  Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope. 1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope. 1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australia Dodd, J. & R. P. Randall. 2002. Eradication of kochia (Bassia scoparia (L.) A. J. Scott, Chenopodiaceae) in Western Australia. In: Spafford Jacob, H. et al. (eds.), 13th Australian weeds conference papers & proceedings. Perth, Australia. 300-303.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. CreteEuro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Primorye, Amur]
  • CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Qinghai Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Nepal
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Turkmenistan
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Western Australia]
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, United States
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina

Reference(s)
  1. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Dodd, J. & R. P. Randall. 2002. Eradication of kochia (Bassia scoparia (L.) A. J. Scott, Chenopodiaceae) in Western Australia. In: Spafford Jacob, H. et al. (eds.), 13th Australian weeds conference papers & proceedings. Perth, Australia. 300-303.
  4. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  6. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  7. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  8. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  9. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  10. Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope. 1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
  11. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Harmful organism hostcrop diseaseshost of Pepmv harmful to tomatoCórdoba, M. C. et al. 2004. New natural hosts of Pepino mosaic virus in Spain. Pl. Dis. 88:906. Note: Scoparia scoparia, a weed in tomato fields in Spain, tested positive for Pepmv
Human foodvegetable Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.
Human foodvegetable Ball, P. W. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisonsmammalsto livestockKingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammalsto livestockEverest, S. L. 1981. Poisonous plants of Australia. Note: poisonous
Weed  Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
Weedseed contaminantin sesame fieldsGrichar, W. J. et al. 2009. Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) response to preemergence herbicides. Crop Protect. 28:928-933. DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2009.07.013. Note: as Kochia scoparia, it has difficult seeds to separate from sesame seeds
Weedseed contaminantof birdseed mixesOseland, E. et al. 2020. Examination of commercially available bird feed for weed seed contaminants. Invasive Pl. Sci. Managm. 13:14-22. DOI: 10.1017/inp.2020.2.
Weedseed contaminantpotentialCampbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=404228. Accessed 15 April 2026.