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Taxon:  Celosia argentea L.



Summary
Genus:
Celosia
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:
9743
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:205. 1753
Verified:
03/11/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Celosia argentea L. var. argentea (0 active accession[s])
Celosia argentea L. var. cristata (L.) Kuntze (0 active accession[s])
Celosia argentea L. var. plumosa Voss (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
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Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
4Naturalized    widely natzd. tropical weed
6Other    exact native range obscure, perhaps India
Naturalized (widely natzd. tropical weed)
Other (exact native range obscure, perhaps India)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=9743. Accessed 6 May 2025.