About Prostrate Globe-Amaranth
Gomphrena celosioides ('gomphos'=club, 'celosioides'=resembling Celosia) is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae and a cosmopolitan pioneer plant of disturbed areas, and one of 51 species in the genus Gomphrena. This much-branched, prostrate plant is an annual or short-lived perennial, with a deep taproot and is often mat-forming. The opposite, elliptical leaves have short, hairy petioles, are pubescent and about 4 cm (1.6 in) long. The flowers are in dense terminal spikes and grow on a woolly receptacle; perianth segments are papery, 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long, shining, and whitish to pink in colour.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gomphrena celosioides
- Genus
- Gomphrena
- Family
- AMARANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles and waste places
- Native to
- South America
- Distribution
- Warmer regions of the world
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- সাদা মোরগফুল
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Prostrate Globe-Amaranth belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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