Scientific Name:	Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.	Common Name:	Kochia
Scientific Family:
Local Names:		Common Family Name:	Goosefoot
Life Cycle:	Annual >> Summer	Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Stem Characteristic:	Erect	Stem Type:	Round
Leaf Structure:	Simple	Petiole:	No
Leaf Margins:	Entire	Leaf Shape:	Lance Or Linear
Leaf Hairs:	Yes	Flower Color:	Inconspicuous
Growth Stage:	Vegetative	Environment:	Cotton Field, Corn Field, CRP, Pastures, Peanut Field, Roadsides, Sorghum Field, Water Ways
Other:	Flowers are inconspicious. Seed are wedge shaped, dull brown and slightly ribbed.