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Kochia
scoparia
(L.) Schrad.
Published In:
Neues Journal für die Botanik 3: 85. 1809. (
Neues J. Bot.
)
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(Last Modified On 6/2/2011)
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Synonym Text :
Chenopodium scoparia L., Sp. Pl. 221. 1753; Kochia trichophylla hort.; R.R. Stewart, l.c. 225.
Flower/Fruit :
Fl. Per.: April-August.
Type :
Type: Described from Greece and Japan, Herb. Linn. 331/20 (LINN).
Distribution :
Distribution: Eurasia.
Comment/Acknowledgements :
Commonly cultivated as a summer ornamental. A very variable species with several forms.
Map Location :
B-8 Srinagar, R.R. & I.D. Stewart 18041 (KUH); Kotli, Azad Kashmir, apparently cultivated, 2.11.1954, A. Rashid s.n. (RAW); D-4 Quetta: Bloom Star Hotel garden, A.Ghafoor & S.Omer 2118 (KUH); G-4 Karachi, Qasimabad, cult. in garden, 15.11.1965, S.M.H.Jafri 4041 (KUH); Thatta, Chach Haji Suleman, erect, c. 45 cm, 17.11.1974, A. Ghafoor & Butt 883 (KUH).
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Erect annual or biennial, much branched, up to 150 cm tall, greenish, usually turning pinkish or reddish at end of season. Leaves filiform or linear up to 5 cm long. Perianth wing very short or tubercle-like.