Celosia argentea L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Amaranthaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Erect, glabrous annual to 1 m; lvs lanceolate to nearly linear, 8–15 cm; spikes dense, terminating the stem and in the upper axils, 2–15 cm; sep lance-oblong, 6–8 mm, in wild plants silvery, in cult. plants also pink, yellow, or red; style indurate and exserted at maturity; 2n=36, 72. Native of tropical Amer., occasionally escaped from cult. in our range.