Bassia scoparia
Summer Cypress, Burning Bush, Kochia
Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott
Synonyms
Bassia sieversiana (Pall.) W.A. Weber
Kochia alata Bates
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad
Kochia sieversiana (Pall.) C.A. Mey.
Kochia trichophila Stapf, database artifact
Kochia trichophylla Stapf
- ANPC Rank –
- Moss, Flora of Alberta – Common
- Global Invasive Species Database – No
- NatureServe Rank – Low
- Haber, Upland – No
- Haber, Wetland – No
- CWF, Status & Invasive Range – No
- Alberta Revegetation Guidelines – No
- The Nature Conservancy – Yes
- CBCN – No
- AB Weed – No
Remarks
[1]
Link to USDA Plants, Profile for Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott, burningbush
[2]Link to WeedScience.org, List of Herbicide Resistant Weeds by Weed Species - Multiple herbicide resistance reported in Alberta barley and wheat crops since 2012: glyphosate, thifensulfuron-methyl, and tribenuron-methyl.
[3]Link to Monsanto.ca, Glyphosate-resistant kochia confirmed in Southern Alberta, "...(Winnipeg, MB – January 11, 2012)-Weed scientists from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) have completed evaluations on samples of kochia (Kochia scoparia) collected from three fields in Southern Alberta last August and have confirmed the first case of a glyphosate-resistant weed in Western Canada..."
[4]Link to The biology of Canadian weeds. 138. Kochia scoparia(L.) Schrad. "...morphologically highly variable, and its growth and development are markedly affected by environmental conditions. Kochia, a C4 species, is highly competitive in cropping systems because of its ability to germinate at low soil temperatures and emerge early, grow rapidly, tolerate heat, drought and salinity, and exert allelopathic effects on neighboring species. Moreover, herbicidal control has been compromised to some extent by the widespread evolution of herbicide resistance in the species..."
