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Neokochia americana

(synonym of Kochia americana)

hairy kochia, red sage
Habit Subshrubs villous-tomentose, 8–40 cm; sprouting from roots.
Stems

white-tomentose, occasionally glabrous in age.
Leaves

blades overlapping, linear, 1–2 × 1–2 mm, with long slender hairs to nearly glabrous.
Inflorescences

2–5 flowers per bract axil;

bracts 4–15 mm.
Flowers

calyx lobes white-tomentose;

wings fan-shaped.

Neokochia americana
Distribution
Discussion

Deserts, alkaline flats, dry lake margins. Flowering May–Aug. 800–1400 m. BR, Owy. CA, ID, NV; northeast to MT, east to WY, southeast to TX. Native.
Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 83
Bridget Chipman
Sibling taxa
N. americana
Synonyms Kochia americana, Kochia vestita
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