Celosia argentea
A species in the Amaranthaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Celosia
- Species
- Celosia argentea
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Celosia argentea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
29 synonyms in this snapshot
- Amaranthus cristatusName author: Noronha
- Amaranthus huttoniiName author: Hort.Veitch.
- Amaranthus purpureusName author: Nieuwl.
- Amaranthus pyramidalisName author: Noronha
- Celosia argentea f. argenteaName author: Not supplied
- Celosia argentea f. cristataName author: (L.) Schinz
- Celosia argentea var. argenteaName author: Not supplied
- Celosia argentea var. cristataName author: (L.) Kuntze
- Celosia aureaName author: T.Moore
- Celosia castrensisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Celosia cernuaName author: Roxb.
- Celosia coccineaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Celosia comosaName author: Retz.
- Celosia cristataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Celosia debilisName author: S.Moore
- Celosia huttoniiName author: Mast.
- Celosia japonicaName author: Houtt.
- Celosia japonicaName author: Mart.
- Celosia linearisName author: Sweet ex Hook.f.
- Celosia margaritaceaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Celosia marylandicaName author: Retz.
- Celosia pallidaName author: Salisb.
- Celosia plumosaName author: hort. ex Burvenich
- Celosia purpureaName author: J.St.-Hil.
- Celosia purpureaName author: St.Hil. ex Steud.
- Celosia pyramidalisName author: Burm.f.
- Celosia splendensName author: Schumach. & Thonn.
- Celosia swinhoeiName author: Hemsl.
- Chamissoa margaritaceaName author: (L.) Schouw
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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