✿Amaranthaceae · Celosia
Celosia polygonoides
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- September-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Celosia polygonoides
- Genus
- Celosia
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Along road sides and wasteland, foothills of deicuous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Simple oval/lance-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Celosia polygonoides itself; the rest are typical of the Amaranthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem)recorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Celosia polygonoides itself; the rest are typical of the Amaranthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Celosia polygonoides
Celosia polygonoides is a herb in the Amaranthaceae family. It is native to India. It grows in along road sides and wasteland, foothills of deicuous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.
Botanical family
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Celosia polygonoides belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
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