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 cristatusNoronha
- Amaranthus huttoniiHort.Veitch.
- Amaranthus purpureusNieuwl.
- Amaranthus pyramidalisNoronha
- Celosia argentea f. argentea
- Celosia argentea f. cristata(L.) Schinz
- Celosia argentea var. argentea
- Celosia argentea var. cristata(L.) Kuntze
- Celosia aureaT.Moore
- Celosia castrensisL.
- Celosia cernuaRoxb.
- Celosia coccineaL.
- Celosia comosaRetz.
- Celosia cristataL.
- Celosia debilisS.Moore
- Celosia huttoniiMast.
- Celosia japonicaHoutt.
- Celosia japonicaMart.
- Celosia linearisSweet ex Hook.f.
- Celosia margaritaceaL.
- Celosia marylandicaRetz.
- Celosia pallidaSalisb.
- Celosia plumosahort. ex Burvenich
- Celosia purpureaJ.St.-Hil.
- Celosia purpureaSt.Hil. ex Steud.
- Celosia pyramidalisBurm.f.
- Celosia splendensSchumach. & Thonn.
- Celosia swinhoeiHemsl.
- Chamissoa margaritacea(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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