Kochia californica Calflora

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Kochia californica S. Watson

(not an active name)

Mojave red sage, Rusty molly

2009 California State University, Stanislaus

2013 Neal Kramer

2009 California State University, Stanislaus

Kochia californica is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Neokochia californica


	Plant Range Observation Search ~114 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Kochia
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Valley Grassland, Joshua Tree Woodland, wetland-riparian

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PLANTS	Bassia californica
JEF	Neokochia californica

Information about Kochia californica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (BACA21) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).