Kochia

Common: Kochia (also Mexican fireweed, burning bush, summer cypress)

Scientific: Kochia scoparia

Crops Affected: Corn, cotton, soybeans, tobacco.

Identification: An annual, 1 to 6 feet tall with numerous branches. This plant has narrow alternating leaves and margins that are fringed with hairs. The seedlings are small grey to green rosettes with hairy leaves.

Geographical Distribution: Found throughout North America. This is an early germinating drought tolerant vigorous summer annual. It is found in cultivated fields, gardens, roadsides, ditchtanks and waste areas.