Index / Search / Bassia scoparia
§1 Plant
Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott
vernacular burningbush — species · Chenopodiaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Annual
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae Vent.
- Genus
- Bassia
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 796 counties across 38 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- High
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- Low
- Fire
- None
- Salinity
- Low
- Anaerobic
- None
- CaCO₃
- Medium
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -38 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 120 min.
- Precipitation
- 10–40 in/yr
- pH range
- 4–8
- Root depth
- 6 in min.
- Fertility need
- Low
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Single Stem
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 4.9 ft
- Foliage texture
- Fine
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Dense
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Green
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Summer
- Seed abundance
- High
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Moderate
- Stratify
- No
- Seeds / lb
- 534,117
- Propagation
- seed, bare root
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Contracting Only
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- Low
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 796 counties across 38 states/territories.
Arizona view state ↗ 5 I ▾
California view state ↗ 15 I ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 32 I ▾
- Adams 08001
- Alamosa 08003
- Baca 08009
- Boulder 08013
- Cheyenne 08017
- Crowley 08025
- Denver 08031
- El Paso 08041
- Gunnison 08051
- Jefferson 08059
- Kiowa 08061
- Kit Carson 08063
- Larimer 08069
- Las Animas 08071
- Lincoln 08073
- Logan 08075
- Mesa 08077
- Moffat 08081
- Montezuma 08083
- Montrose 08085
- Morgan 08087
- Otero 08089
- Phillips 08095
- Pitkin 08097
- Prowers 08099
- Saguache 08109
- San Juan 08111
- Sedgwick 08115
- Teller 08119
- Washington 08121
- Weld 08123
- Yuma 08125
Idaho view state ↗ 11 I ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 46 I ▾
- Boone 17007
- Bureau 17011
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Cook 17031
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 6 I ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 88 I ▾
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Decatur 20039
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Finney 20055
- Ford 20057
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Gove 20063
- Graham 20065
- Grant 20067
- Gray 20069
- Greeley 20071
- Greenwood 20073
- Hamilton 20075
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Haskell 20081
- Hodgeman 20083
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Kearny 20093
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Lane 20101
- Logan 20109
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Morton 20129
- Nemaha 20131
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Rawlins 20153
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Sedgwick 20173
- Seward 20175
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Sherman 20181
- Smith 20183
- Stafford 20185
- Stanton 20187
- Stevens 20189
- Sumner 20191
- Thomas 20193
- Trego 20195
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wallace 20199
- Washington 20201
- Wichita 20203
Kentucky view state ↗ 7 I ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 6 I ▾
Maine view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 10 I ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 15 I ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 24 I ▾
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Cass 27021
- Clay 27027
- Dakota 27037
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Kittson 27069
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lincoln 27081
- Mower 27099
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Ramsey 27123
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Traverse 27155
- Wilkin 27167
- Wright 27171
Missouri view state ↗ 23 I ▾
- Andrew 29003
- Atchison 29005
- Buchanan 29021
- Callaway 29027
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Chariton 29041
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Franklin 29071
- Gentry 29075
- Holt 29087
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- McDonald 29119
- Monroe 29137
- Platte 29165
- Ray 29177
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
Montana view state ↗ 50 I ▾
- Beaverhead 30001
- Big Horn 30003
- Blaine 30005
- Broadwater 30007
- Carbon 30009
- Carter 30011
- Cascade 30013
- Chouteau 30015
- Custer 30017
- Daniels 30019
- Fallon 30025
- Fergus 30027
- Flathead 30029
- Gallatin 30031
- Garfield 30033
- Glacier 30035
- Golden Valley 30037
- Granite 30039
- Hill 30041
- Jefferson 30043
- Judith Basin 30045
- Lake 30047
- Lewis and Clark 30049
- Liberty 30051
- Lincoln 30053
- Madison 30057
- McCone 30055
- Meagher 30059
- Mineral 30061
- Missoula 30063
- Musselshell 30065
- Park 30067
- Petroleum 30069
- Phillips 30071
- Pondera 30073
- Powder River 30075
- Powell 30077
- Prairie 30079
- Ravalli 30081
- Richland 30083
- Roosevelt 30085
- Rosebud 30087
- Sheridan 30091
- Silver Bow 30093
- Sweet Grass 30097
- Teton 30099
- Toole 30101
- Treasure 30103
- Valley 30105
- Yellowstone 30111
Nebraska view state ↗ 45 I ▾
- Adams 31001
- Box Butte 31013
- Boyd 31015
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Butler 31023
- Chase 31029
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Cuming 31039
- Dakota 31043
- Dawes 31045
- Dixon 31051
- Douglas 31055
- Dundy 31057
- Franklin 31061
- Furnas 31065
- Greeley 31077
- Hall 31079
- Hamilton 31081
- Harlan 31083
- Hitchcock 31087
- Holt 31089
- Hooker 31091
- Kearney 31099
- Keith 31101
- Knox 31107
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Morrill 31123
- Nemaha 31127
- Otoe 31131
- Platte 31141
- Red Willow 31145
- Richardson 31147
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Seward 31159
- Sioux 31165
- Thurston 31173
- Washington 31177
- Wayne 31179
- Webster 31181
- Wheeler 31183
- York 31185
Nevada view state ↗ 8 I ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 2 I ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 5 I ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 17 I ▾
New York view state ↗ 27 I ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chemung 36015
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Fulton 36035
- Genesee 36037
- Kings 36047
- Livingston 36051
- Nassau 36059
- Niagara 36063
- Onondaga 36067
- Orleans 36073
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Suffolk 36103
- Tompkins 36109
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Wyoming 36121
North Carolina view state ↗ 1 I ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 41 I ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Bowman 38011
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Dickey 38021
- Divide 38023
- Dunn 38025
- Emmons 38029
- Foster 38031
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Griggs 38039
- Hettinger 38041
- Kidder 38043
- LaMoure 38045
- Logan 38047
- McHenry 38049
- McLean 38055
- Mercer 38057
- Mountrail 38061
- Nelson 38063
- Pembina 38067
- Ramsey 38071
- Ransom 38073
- Richland 38077
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Sioux 38085
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Towner 38095
- Traill 38097
- Walsh 38099
- Ward 38101
- Wells 38103
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 31 I ▾
- Allen 39003
- Ashtabula 39007
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Erie 39043
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Hamilton 39061
- Harrison 39067
- Highland 39071
- Holmes 39075
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Lake 39085
- Lucas 39095
- Mahoning 39099
- Morgan 39115
- Ottawa 39123
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Preble 39135
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Summit 39153
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
Oklahoma view state ↗ 8 I ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 14 I ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 27 I ▾
- Aurora 46003
- Beadle 46005
- Brown 46013
- Brule 46015
- Buffalo 46017
- Butte 46019
- Campbell 46021
- Charles Mix 46023
- Clay 46027
- Codington 46029
- Douglas 46043
- Fall River 46047
- Faulk 46049
- Hand 46059
- Harding 46063
- Hughes 46065
- Hyde 46069
- Lawrence 46081
- Lincoln 46083
- Mellette 46095
- Minnehaha 46099
- Pennington 46103
- Potter 46107
- Sanborn 46111
- Spink 46115
- Union 46127
- Walworth 46129
Tennessee view state ↗ 5 I ▾
Texas view state ↗ 51 I ▾
- Armstrong 48011
- Bailey 48017
- Brazos 48041
- Brewster 48043
- Briscoe 48045
- Callahan 48059
- Carson 48065
- Castro 48069
- Clay 48077
- Collingsworth 48087
- Cottle 48101
- Crockett 48105
- Dallam 48111
- Dallas 48113
- Deaf Smith 48117
- Donley 48129
- El Paso 48141
- Floyd 48153
- Garza 48169
- Gray 48179
- Grayson 48181
- Hale 48189
- Hall 48191
- Hansford 48195
- Hartley 48205
- Hemphill 48211
- Hockley 48219
- Hutchinson 48233
- Jeff Davis 48243
- Lamb 48279
- Lipscomb 48295
- Loving 48301
- Lubbock 48303
- Moore 48341
- Motley 48345
- Ochiltree 48357
- Oldham 48359
- Parmer 48369
- Pecos 48371
- Potter 48375
- Randall 48381
- Reagan 48383
- Reeves 48389
- Roberts 48393
- Sherman 48421
- Swisher 48437
- Tom Green 48451
- Val Verde 48465
- Ward 48475
- Wheeler 48483
- Wichita 48485
Utah view state ↗ 29 I ▾
- Beaver 49001
- Box Elder 49003
- Cache 49005
- Carbon 49007
- Daggett 49009
- Davis 49011
- Duchesne 49013
- Emery 49015
- Garfield 49017
- Grand 49019
- Iron 49021
- Juab 49023
- Kane 49025
- Millard 49027
- Morgan 49029
- Piute 49031
- Rich 49033
- Salt Lake 49035
- San Juan 49037
- Sanpete 49039
- Sevier 49041
- Summit 49043
- Tooele 49045
- Uintah 49047
- Utah 49049
- Wasatch 49051
- Washington 49053
- Wayne 49055
- Weber 49057
Vermont view state ↗ 5 I ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 24 I ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bedford 51019
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Fauquier 51061
- Grayson 51077
- Greensville 51081
- King William 51101
- Nottoway 51135
- Page 51139
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Warren 51187
- Wythe 51197
Washington view state ↗ 27 I ▾
- Adams 53001
- Asotin 53003
- Benton 53005
- Chelan 53007
- Columbia 53013
- Cowlitz 53015
- Douglas 53017
- Ferry 53019
- Franklin 53021
- Garfield 53023
- Grant 53025
- King 53033
- Kittitas 53037
- Klickitat 53039
- Lincoln 53043
- Okanogan 53047
- Pend Oreille 53051
- Pierce 53053
- Skagit 53057
- Snohomish 53061
- Spokane 53063
- Stevens 53065
- Thurston 53067
- Walla Walla 53071
- Whatcom 53073
- Whitman 53075
- Yakima 53077
West Virginia view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 34 I ▾
- Adams 55001
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Chippewa 55017
- Columbia 55021
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marinette 55075
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Price 55099
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- Taylor 55119
- Walworth 55127
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Winnebago 55139
Wyoming view state ↗ 22 I ▾
- Albany 56001
- Big Horn 56003
- Campbell 56005
- Carbon 56007
- Converse 56009
- Crook 56011
- Fremont 56013
- Goshen 56015
- Hot Springs 56017
- Johnson 56019
- Laramie 56021
- Lincoln 56023
- Natrona 56025
- Niobrara 56027
- Park 56029
- Platte 56031
- Sheridan 56033
- Sublette 56035
- Sweetwater 56037
- Uinta 56041
- Washakie 56043
- Weston 56045
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
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Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5383936 ↗Record version
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