Garkha / Silverspiked Cock's Comb
Celosia argentea
Also known as Quail Grass
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- September-October
How to identify Garkha
Identify Garkha by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Silvery-pink feathery flower plumes.
- Confirm leaf shape: Simple oval/lance-shaped.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem).
- Confirm fruit type: Capsule.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Celosia argentea
- Genus
- Celosia
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Cosmopolitan
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Puducherry, Assam, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Manipur
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Simple oval/lance-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Garkha itself; the rest are typical of the Amaranthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem)recorded
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The seeds come in capsules;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Garkha itself; the rest are typical of the Amaranthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- गरखा Garkha, जंगली मुर्गा Jangali murga, कुरडू Kurdu
- Nepali
- भाले सिरु Bhaale siru, चाँदे फूल Chaande phool, चोया फूल Choya phool
- Bengali
- শ্বেত মুরগাফুল Swet murgha-phul, রুপোলি মোরগফুল
- Tamil
- சாவற்சூட்டுப்பண்ணை Cavar-cuttu-p-pannai, கோழிக்கொண்டை Koli-k-kontai, மகளிக்கீரை Makali-K-Kirai, பண்ணைக்கீரை
- Telugu
- గురుగు Gurugu, పంచెచెట్టు Panchechettu, కోడిజుట్టు పూలు
- Kannada
- ಅಣ್ಣೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Anne soppu, ಹಣ್ಣೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Hanne soppu, ಖಡಕತಿರಾ Khadakatira, ಅಣ್ಣೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು
- Malayalam
- ചെറിയ അടക്കാമണിയൻ Cheriya adakkaamaniyan, ചെറുച്ചീര Cherucheera, കോഴിപുല്ല് Kozhipullu
- Marathi
- कुरडू Kurdu, कुरडू
- Gujarati
- લાંપડી
About Garkha
A member of the Amaranthaceae family, Silverspiked Cock's Comb (Celosia argentea) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and 26 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from September to October.
Uses
In practice it is grown for parts that are eaten.
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Garkha belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
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