Celosia spicata Spreng. = Celosia argentea var. spicata (Hooghly)

[surajit koley]

Sir,

This species seems to be the same as in the post - https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/Ki1bAafzgGo/discussion. The post informs the species is Celosia argentea var. spicata, the current accepted name of which is Celosia spicata Spreng.

This is a wild herb growing on roadside in Hooghly, recorded yesterday (25/10/12).

Thank you & Regards,

surajit

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes Surajit ji, very common as a weed.

May sometimes be confused with Gomphrena globosa but has alternate leaves (opposite in Gomphrena).

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[surajit koley]

Thank you Sir for confirming and explaining differences between the two genera.

Regards,

surajit