A plant species of the family CHENOPODIACEAE. It is a source of furonaphthoquinones. The common name of burning bush is also used with the unrelated EUONYMUS sieboldianus.

Synonyms: cypress, Summer, Bassia scoparia, Firebrush, Burningbushs (Bassia), Fireweed, Bassia scoparias, Kochia scoparia, Firebrushs, Summer cypress, Kochia scoparias, Burningbush (Bassia), Summer cypresses, txid83154, scoparia, Kochia, Fireweeds, scoparia, Bassia