Family Code: CHENOP Genus Code: BASSI Genus CN: smotherweed Genus Authority: All. Genus Summary: A genus of about 21 species, herbs and dwarf shrubs, of Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. All or part (the annuals) of Kochia are now sometimes merged into Bassia (Kadereit & Freitag 2011; Judd & Ferguson 1999). Genus References: Kadereit & Freitag (2011)=V; Judd & Ferguson (1999)=Z; Mosyakin in FNA (2003b); Blackwell, Baechle, & Williamson (1978)=Y; Collins & Blackwell (1979)=X; Kühn in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993). Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1