Neobassia is a genus of small shrubs in the family Chenopodiaceae (sensu stricto), which are included in Amaranthaceae family, (sensu lato) according to the APG classification.

Flowers are bisexual, solitary in the leaf axil.

The fruiting perianth is cylindrical, crustaceous to woody, with 5 spines arising from the base of the lobes, which distinguishes it from Sclerolaena.

Pericarp membranous, seed vertical, testa membranous, embryo U-shaped, with an erect radicle, perisperm central.

[4][5] Species include, according to Kew;[3] The genus name of Neobassia is in honour of Ferdinando Bassi (1710–1774), Italian botanist.