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Resurfacing again for ID
Earlier feedback
Singh ji........................I hope Celosia argentea
Pankaj ji......................I thought of Polygonaceae!!
Singh ji.. Though inflorescence looks to me of Celosia argentea, the braching pattern is puzzling. I don't see as ochrea of Polygonaceae.
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Dear All,Celosia argentia- a member of Amaranthaceae.No confusion and this species is found everywhere in and around the agriculture field in our areas.Pankaj***********************************************
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