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Fivehorn smotherweed (Bassia hyssopifolia)

Bassia hyssopifolia is an annual Eurasian herb, invasive in North America, thriving in disturbed, often saline soils and roadsides. It forms a tumbleweed at maturity,.

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Synonyms
Bassia reuteriana (Boiss.) Gürke
Chenopodium augustanum Moq.
Chenopodium lanuginosum Moench
Chenopodium villosum Lam.
Echinopsilon hyssopifolius (Pall.) Moq.
Echinopsilon lanatus Moq.
Echinopsilon reuterianus Boiss.
Kochia hyssopifolia (Pall.) Roth
Salsola hyssopifolia Pall.
Salsola triandra Poir.
Suaeda hyssopifolia (Pall.) Pall.
Suaeda triandra Henckel
Willemetia lanata Maerkl.
Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classMagnoliopsida
  • orderCaryophyllales
  • familyAmaranthaceae
  • genusBassia
  • speciesBassia hyssopifolia