Celosia

Madhya Pradesh, India

Kampung Belukar, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Celosia argentea L.. Amaranthaceae. CN: [Malay - Bayam ekor kucing], Plume flower, Feather cockscomb, Plumed cockscomb, Red spinach. Naturalized possibly from mainland Asia. Herb to 1.5 m tall. Cultivated as ornamental and weed of cultivation, waste places.Synonym(s):Amaranthus cristatus NoronhaAmaranthus huttonii H.J.VeitchAmaranthus purpureus Nieuwl.and many more. See www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2707791Ref. and suggested reading:FRIM Flora Databasewww.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2707791en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celosia_argenteawww.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?101552

San Mateo, Cagayan Valley, Philippines

Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark

Photo taken at Yim Tin Kok, Tsing Yi, Hong Kong.

Alto Boquete, Chiriqui, Panama

Alto Boquete, Chiriqui, Panama

This photo was taken in the Po Lin Monastery here in Hong Kong.

This photo was taken in the Hong Kong Park here in Hong Kong.

Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark

Family: AmaranthaceaeCosmopolitan distribution. Photographed at Nellore of India.Local name in Telugu:Gurugu.50-100cm tall annual herbs, Leaves 1.5-12x0.5-3cm elliptic lanceolate, acute, base cuneate, Flowers 5-6mm long, pinkish white in 5-12cm long dense cylindric, terminal spikes.

Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark

A pantropical weed and garden flower of the Amaranthaceae Family, going by names such as Abanico in Spanish. Photo from a ditch in the Darien Province of Panama.

Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Granada, Andalusia, Spain