Kochia

{{Short description|Genus of plants}} {{Italic title}} thumb|''Kochia scoparia'' '''''Kochia''''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|oʊ|k|i|ə}}<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> is a synonym of the genus ''Bassia'', which belongs to the subfamily Camphorosmoideae of family Amaranthaceae.<ref name="kadereit">Gudrun Kadereit & Helmut Freitag: ''Molecular phylogeny of Camphorosmeae (Camphorosmoideae, Chenopodiaceae): Implications for biogeography, evolution of C4-photosynthesis and taxonomy'', In: ''Taxon'', Volume 60 (1), 2011, p. 51-78.</ref>

Two American species traditionally included in ''Kochia'' are now in genus ''Neokochia'': ''Neokochia americana'' and ''Neokochia californica''.

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Category:Amaranthaceae Category:Amaranthaceae genera Category:Historically recognized angiosperm genera