Celosia argentea

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 205. 1753.

Common names: Silver cockscomb
WeedyIntroducedIllustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 408. Mentioned on page 407, 409.

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

Introduced; 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.
... more about "Celosia argentea"
Kenneth R. Robertson +
Linnaeus +
Silver cockscomb +
Ala. +, Fla. +, Ind. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, N.J. +, N.C. +, Pa. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Utah +, W.Va. +, West Indies +, South America +  and native to Asia (India). +
0-1400 m +
Waste places, weedy areas +
Flowering summer. +
Weedy +, Introduced +  and Illustrated +
Celosia argentea +
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