Calflora Taxon Report
Kochia americana  S. Watson

(not an active name)
Green molly, Red sage
photo on CalPhotos
2013 Trent M. Draper
photo on CalPhotos
2015 Steve Matson
photo on CalPhotos
2015 Steve Matson
photo on CalPhotos
2013 Trent M. Draper
Kochia americana is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Bloom Period
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:
PLANTSBassia americana
JEFNeokochia americana
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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