Chamissoa altissima

Chamissoa altissima[2], or false chaff flower[3], is native to North and South America. In Brazil it grows in the Cerrado vegetation.[4]

False chaff flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Chamissoa
Species:
C. altissima
Binomial name
Chamissoa altissima
Synonyms
  • Achyranthes altissima Jacq.
  • Celosia paniculata L.
  • Celosia tomentosa Willd.[1]

See also

Notes
  1. "Chamissoa altissima". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. "Chamissoa altissima". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. Chamissoa altissima at USDA PLANTS Database
  4. (in Portuguese) Chamissoa altissima at Flora Brasiliensis.


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