Difference between revisions of "Celosia argentea"
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Revision as of 21:02, 24 September 2019
Herbs, annual. Stems erect, to 1 m, glabrous. Leaves: petiole 1–3 cm; blade unlobed, ovate, lanceolate, or nearly linear, 8–15 × 1–6 cm, base tapering, apex long-acuminate. Inflorescences dense cylindric or ovoid spikes, units 13–20 mm diam. Flowers: tepals silvery white or pinkish, 3-veined, 6–8 mm, scarious, translucent; style elongate, 4 mm, indurate and exserted at maturity; stigmas 3. Utricles 4 mm. Seeds 3–8, 1.5 mm diam., smooth, shiny. 2n = 72.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Waste places, weedy areas
Elevation: 0-1400 m
Distribution
Ala., Fla., Ind., Ky., La., Md., N.J., N.C., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Utah, W.Va., West Indies, South America, native to Asia (India).
Discussion
Celosia argentea is locally escaped from cultivation, and perhaps originally native to India.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.