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Quail Grass
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Quail Grass

Celosia argentea

Celosia argentea, commonly known as plumed cockscomb, or the silver cock's comb, is a herbaceous plant of tropical origin, and is known for its very bright colors. In India and China it is known as a troublesome weed.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Quail Grass in Bencao Gangmu, Volume Upper-Middle

Bencao Gangmu, Volume Upper-Middle

李時珍 · 1596 · p.153

Quail Grass in Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Herbs

Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Herbs

王圻, 王思義 · 1607 · p.34

Quail Grass in Illustrated Herbal Primer

Illustrated Herbal Primer

Chen Jiamo (陳嘉謨) · 1628 · p.118

Quail Grass in Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 11)

Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 11)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.128

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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 160259.