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Celosia argentea, commonly known as the plumed cockscomb or silver cock's comb, [2] is a herbaceous plant of tropical origin in the family Amaranthaceae [3] from India and Nepal. [4] The plant is known for its very bright colors.
Celosia argentea var. argentea or Lagos spinach (a.k.a. quail grass, soko, celosia, feather cockscomb) is a broadleaf annual leaf vegetable. It grows widespread across Mexico, where it is known as "velvet flower", northern South America, tropical Africa, the West Indies, South, East and Southeast Asia where it is grown as a native or ...
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Celosia argentea var. cristata (formerly Celosia cristata), known as cockscomb, is the cristate or crested variety of the species Celosia argentea.It was likely originally native to India, where it was saved from extinction in cultivation by the religious significance attached to the variety by Indian, Burmese, and Chinese gardeners who planted it near temples.
Celosia floribunda is a small tree or shrub with greyish-green striated upper branches which are smooth below the inflorescence.The leaves grow in lines and are very variable in size and shape with the width varying from 0.5 cm to 11 cm and the length from shape being oblong subhastate or triangularly oval tapering to a point, wedge shaped or rounded at the base with a prominent network of ...
Gomphrena celosioides ('gomphos'=club, 'celosioides'=resembling Celosia) is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae and a cosmopolitan pioneer plant of disturbed areas, and one of 51 species in the genus Gomphrena.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Celosia trigyna is a plant species commonly known as woolflower for its curious flowers.
Celosia whitei, is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was described in 1961 by William F. Grant , as Celosia whiteii . [ 3 ] The plant was named in honor of Orland E. White .