Kochia control option
  • Example of product names

  • Herbicide group

  • Application rate (with water unless indicated)

  • Situation

  • Timing

  • Comments

  • Legal status

Kochia

Bassia scoparia

Weed profile

  • Annual
  • Herb
  • Habitat: pastures, crops

Impact

Competes with pastures and crops.

Description

  • Annual herb to 2 metres tall.
  • Stems numerous, erect, densely branched.
  • Leaves alternate on stems, narrow, bright green but turning red with age.
  • Flowers tiny, green, in axils of upper leaves.

Control options

Legal requirements in each region

To find out which landscape region you're in visit the NatureMaps website.

Alinytjara Wiluṟara

Eyre Peninsula

Green Adelaide

Hills and Fleurieu

Kangaroo Island

Limestone Coast

Murraylands and Riverland

Northern and Yorke

South Australian Arid Lands

Page Last Reviewed: 06 Sep 2021
Top of page