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Bassia hyssopifolia (Pallas) Kuntz
fivehorn smotherweed
Symbol: BAHY
Group: Dicot
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Growth Habit: Vine
Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Photograph of Bassia hyssopifolia (fivehorn smotherweed) to enlarge it and download  a high-resolution JPEG file Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento, CA. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
 

ECHY

Echinopsilon hyssopifolius (Pallas) Moq.

 

KOHY3

Kochia hyssopifolia (Pallas) Schrad.

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About fivehorn smotherweed


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State Distributional Map for BAHY
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Plant Distribution by State


Bassia hyssopifolia (Pallas) Kuntz

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Maine distribution information Massachusetts distribution information California distribution information Kentucky distribution information Utah distribution information linked offsite at Utah State University
Related Taxa:
Bassia hyssopifolia (Pallas) Kuntz

View 30 genera in Chenopodiaceae, 2 species in Bassia

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Classification:
Bassia hyssopifolia (Pallas) Kuntz

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Caryophyllidae
                      Order Caryophyllales
                         Family Chenopodiaceae – Goosefoot family
                            Genus Bassia All. – smotherweed
                               Species Bassia hyssopifolia (Pallas) Kuntz – fivehorn smotherweed

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Invasive Information:
Bassia hyssopifolia (Pallas) Kuntz
        fivehook bassia
        smother weed
        fivehorn smotherweed
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
CalEPPC   California Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Exotic Plant Pest List (http://www.caleppc.org/info/plantlist.html, October 19, 1999). California Exotic Pest Plant Council. California.
 

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Introduced Information:
Bassia hyssopifolia (Pallas) Kuntz
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
List of Invasive PlantsCommon Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Bassia hyssopifolia (Pallas) Kuntz
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW NI NO NO FACW FACW FACW- FACW- FACW FACW FAC NO NO NI

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Bassia hyssopifolia (Pallas) Kuntz
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20588.

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Related Web Sites:
Bassia hyssopifolia (Pallas) Kuntz

    Arizona: abstract & image of fivehook bassia (Bassia hyssopifolia)
    The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program
    UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

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