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
