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Cockscombs
Celosia
Celosia /siːˈloʊʃiə/ is a small genus of edible and ornamental plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek word κήλεος (kḗleos), meaning "burning," and refers to the flame-like flower heads. Species are commonly known as woolflowers, or, if the flower heads are crested by fasciation, cockscombs. The plants are well known in East Africa’s highlands and are used under their Swahili name, mfungu.
21 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Quail Grass
speciesCelosia argentea
Flamingo Feather Flower
speciesCelosia spicata
Many-Flower Cockscomb
speciesCelosia floribunda
West Indian cock's comb
speciesCelosia nitida
Worm-cure Weed
speciesCelosia trigyna
Crested Cockscomb
speciesCelosia cristata
Celosia grandifolia
speciesCelosia grandifolia
Celosia virgata
speciesCelosia virgata
Celosia elegantissima
speciesCelosia elegantissima
Celosia palmeri
speciesCelosia palmeri
Celosia polygonoides
speciesCelosia polygonoides
Celosia corymbifera
speciesCelosia corymbifera
Celosia globosa
speciesCelosia globosa
Celosia orcuttii
speciesCelosia orcuttii
Chiapan Cockscomb
speciesCelosia chiapensis
Benguellan Cockscomb
speciesCelosia benguellensis
Celosia nervosa
speciesCelosia nervosa
Celosia taitoensis
speciesCelosia taitoensis
Celosia patentiloba
speciesCelosia patentiloba
Celosia leptostachya
speciesCelosia leptostachya
Celosia moquinii
speciesCelosia moquinii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 14)
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.87
Bencao Gangmu, Volume Upper-Middle
李時珍 · 1596 · p.154
Bencao Gangmu, Volume Upper-Middle
李時珍 · 1596 · p.153
Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Herbs
王圻, 王思義 · 1607 · p.34
Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 106)
王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.52
Illustrated Herbal Primer
Chen Jiamo (陳嘉謨) · 1628 · p.118
Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 11)
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.128
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 127364.