Kochia americana Calflora

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Taxon Report

Kochia americana S. Watson

(not an active name)

Green molly, Red sage

2013 Trent M. Draper

2015 Steve Matson

2013 Trent M. Draper

Kochia americana is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Neokochia americana


	Plant Range Observation Search ~101 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Kochia
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Shadscale Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Bassia americana
JEF	Neokochia americana

Information about Kochia americana from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (BAAM4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/26/2024).