Celosia spicata Spreng.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Celosia

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1.5m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 9 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 22 - 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Celosia spicata unspecified picture

Distribution

Celosia spicata world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, French Southern Territories, and Madagascar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:59986-1
WFO ID wfo-0000593191
COL ID 69GXX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 811410
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Synonyms

Celosia spicata Deeringia holostachya Lestibudesia spicata Celosia spicata var. cuspidata Celosia spicata var. holostachya Celosia spicata var. thouarsii