Kochia scoparia: 60 фото и видео

Caution: This plant is highly invasive. Caution: This plant can be toxic. Kochia is used by wildlife for food and cover.

Ethnobotanic: Kochia scoparia has been used in Chinese and Korean folk medicine as treatment for skin diseases, diabetes, mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, liver disorders, and jaundice (Kim et al., 2005; Choi et al., 2002).

Kochia (Kochia scoparia), also called Mexican fireweed, burning bush, and summer cypress, is an annual plant in the goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae). Kochia has recently been reclassified into the genus Bassia. Kochia stems are erect, highly branched, and can grow up to 7 feet tall.

Kochia and common ragweed look very similar from a distance, and the two sometimes occur together. Common ragweed is distinguished by its much dissected leaves. Habitat: Kochia is highly adaptable.

Diagnosis Kochia weed containing in excess of 1% nitrate dry matter should be considered toxic. Water levels of 1,500 ppm or greater are potentially toxic especially if consumed with forages high in nitrate. Treatment If nitrate poisoning is suspected, methylene blue should be administered intravenously.