Celosia argentea L.

vernacular silver cock's comb — species · Amaranthaceae

USDA: CEAR3
GBIF: 3085191
Rank: species

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§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Group: Dicot
Family: Amaranthaceae Martinov
Genus: Celosia

§2a

Native status, by region

L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
PB Pacific Basin (except Hawaii) Introduced
PR Puerto Rico Introduced
VI U.S. Virgin Islands Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 33 counties across 14 states/territories

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 33 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation

No cultivation specs.

USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.

§4Counties, by state