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Celosia argentea L.

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29 

English anagrams
Germany
Russia

Distribution in USA and Canada

USA (AL, CT, FL, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OH, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV), USA+ (PR, VI)


Map for Celosia argentea L.
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae

Genus: Celosia

Species

PLANT PROFILE  : (*)

Common names

U.S. name: silver cock's comb

Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
 

Synonyms:
= Celosia argentea L. var. cristata (L.) Kuntze
= Celosia cristata L.
= Celosia margaritacea L.

Images

Celosia argentea
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Celosia argentea
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Celosia argentea
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 22 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Other informations

Index of taxa

Genera of  Amaranthaceae: