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Celosia cristata

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Name

Identification
Celosia cristata L. [family AMARANTHACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Lestibudesia virgata
  • Celosia coccinea
  • Celosia paniculata
  • Celosia cristata
  • Celosia fasciculata
  • Celosia cernua
  • Celosia comosa
  • Celosia argentea
  • Celosia castrensis

Flora

Entry for Celosia cristata Linnaeus [family AMARANTHACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 4,
Names
Celosia cristata Linnaeus [family AMARANTHACEAE], Sp. Pl., 1: 205. 1753
Celosia argentea Linnaeus var. cristata (Linnaeus) Kuntze [family AMARANTHACEAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Kenneth R. Robertson
Information
Herbs, annual. Stems erect, mostly 0.3–1 m, glabrous. Leaves: petiole 1–3 cm; blade unlobed, variable, mostly lanceolate or ovate, 8–15 × 1–8 cm, base tapering, apex long-acuminate. Inflorescences variously fasciated, dense, crested or plumose. Flowers: tepals pink, red, yellow, purple, or white, faintly 3-veined at base, 5–8 mm, scarious; style elongate, 3–4 mm; stigmas 3. Utricles 3–4 mm. Seeds 6–10, 1.5 mm diam., faintly reticulate, shiny. 2n = 72.
Phenology
jun-aug (summer), sep-nov (fall)
Altitude range
0–1000 m;
Distribution
West Indies.USA Ala.USA Conn.USA D.C.USA Kans.USA La.USA Mo.USA N.C.USA OhioUSA R.I.USA Tenn.USA Vt.
Discussion
In this treatment, Celosia cristata, the cultivated cockscomb, is considered a species separate from C. argentea, its likely wild progenitor; however, it is often treated as an infraspecific entity (variety or form) of the latter. The former is a tetraploid; the latter, an octoploid, although a tetraploid race of C. argentea is known in India (T. N. Khoshoo and M. Pal 1973). Convincing evidence has been presented for recognizing this cytologically and morphologically distinct race as a separate species (W. F. Grant 1961, 1962). Celosia cristata is known only in cultivation or as an escape from cultivation.
Native/Introduced
introduced;

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