[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat, Related Species: Neokochia americana is native to the western United States from California to Montana to Texas, where it grows in dry, alkaline soils such as alkali flats and desert washes. A closely related species is Neokochia californica.[1] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
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