Latin name: Bassia hyssopifolia (Pallas) Kuntz
Pronunciation: BASS-ee-a his-op-i-FO-lee-a
Common name: Five-hook bassia
Family: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot)
Habitat: Common in rather weedy and alkaline places, disturbed sites, fields, roadsides to about 3000', native to Eurasia
Blooming period: July to October
Name derivations: 1) Bassia 2) hyssopifolia
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