Celosia polygonoides
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- September-February
How to identify Celosia polygonoides
Identify Celosia polygonoides 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.
- Confirm leaf shape: Simple oval/lance-shaped.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-February.
- Confirm it sits within the Amaranthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Celosia polygonoides.
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.
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Celosia polygonoides belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
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