Bassia prostrata (L.) Beck

Forage kochia (en), Bassia couchée (fr), Bassie prostré (fr), Kochie prostrée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Bassia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 0.25-0.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 5.9
Root diameter (meter) 0.2
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use experimental purposes forage fuel medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Bassia prostrata habit picture by Prieta Javier (cc-by-sa)
Bassia prostrata habit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)
Bassia prostrata habit picture by Manū (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Bassia prostrata leaf picture by Fernando Ruiz (cc-by-sa)
Bassia prostrata leaf picture by Jean-Marc Vanel (cc-by-sa)
Bassia prostrata leaf picture by Antonio SD (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Bassia prostrata flower picture by Ignasi Tejedor (cc-by-sa)
Bassia prostrata flower picture by Léo TETREL (cc-by-sa)
Bassia prostrata flower picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Bassia prostrata fruit picture by S100 (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Bassia prostrata world distribution map, present in China, France, Pakistan, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60447623-2
WFO ID wfo-0000561191
COL ID 5WF6Q
BDTFX ID 9277
INPN ID 85629
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Kochia prostrata Chenolea lanata Salsola prostrata Chenopodium augustanum Chenopodium camphoratifolium Chenopodium camphorosmoides Chenopodium villosum Bassia prostrata Chenopodium sericeum Chenopodium lineare Kochia prostrata var. rubella Bassia prostrata