Kochia is native to central and eastern Europe and Asia. Kochia can be found in a very wide range of temperatures and climatic regions throughout the world, but is particularly adapted to arid and semi …

May 1, 2020 · Kochia Bassia scoparia (L.) Schrad. General description: Erect, highly branched plant up to 5 ft tall with sessile, blue-green to gray-green, linear leaves. Leaves on young plants are up to 2.5” …

Kochia (Kochia scoparia L.) and Russian thistle (Salsola tragus L.) are troublesome annual weeds of rangelands, pastures, fields, disturbed areas, gardens, roadsides, ditch banks, and small acreages.

Spring wheat that is planted during the primary emergence period of kochia and harvested while kochia is vegetative or beginning to flower can eliminate seed production (Mosqueda et al. 2020).

Its common names include summer cypress, [2] mock-cypress, kochia, belvedere, World's Fair plant, burningbush, [1] Mexican firebrush, and Mexican fireweed, [3] the provenance of the latter three …

Sep 24, 2025 · Kochia is found in cultivated areas including fields and gardens, as well as on roadsides, ditch banks, and other uncultivated or disturbed sites. It survives well in dry areas, and is not usually …

Kochia is an effective competitor for light, nutrients, and soil moisture, and can reduce crop yield. How would I identify it? Kochia is an annual herbaceous plant that has a deep taproot and grows 1.6 to …

Kochia is an introduced, annual forb growing from 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 m tall beginning in late spring. It belongs to the Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot) family.

Kochia is an annual broadleaf weed that emerges in early summer and quickly reproduces, even in less-than-ideal weather conditions. Get the facts on kochia management below.

Kochia (formerly Kochia scoparia) is a summer annual broadleaf weed species native to Eurasia and was introduced to the Americas as an ornamental in the mid to late 1800s by European immigrants. …