Field Guide to Noxious and Other Selected Weeds of British Columbia

Kochia (Kochia scoparia)



  • Regional Noxious Weed

  • much branched erect annual growing from 0.3 to 2 metres in height; main stem often tinged with red; stalkless narrow leaves with entire margins often turn purple in autumn; inconspicuous flowers usually surrounded by cluster of long hairs

  • an ornamental form called "burning bush" for its reddish-purple colour sometimes escapes cultivation

Seedling
Flower clusters

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