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Kochia scoparia
summer cypress
Jewel Cave National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		summer cypress
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Caryophyllales, Family Amaranthaceae, Genus Kochia, Species Kochia scoparia


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
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NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Devils Tower National Monument	El Malpais National Monument
El Morro National Monument	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lava Beds National Monument	Mesa Verde National Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Navajo National Monument
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Pecos National Historical Park
Petrified Forest National Park	Petroglyph National Monument
Pipestone National Monument	Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Walnut Canyon National Monument
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Yucca House National Monument


Last Modified Date:	11/16/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 5:52:09 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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