Amaranthaceae

Silver cock's comb

Celosia argentea L.

Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Celosia

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Silver cock's comb (Celosia argentea) — FlowerPhoto: Josh Hedley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (60)

Arabic: عرف الديك, طنطور الجندي, جل أحمر
Armenian: Թավշենի աքլորակատար
arz: عرف الديك, سيلوسيا كريستاتا
azb: گۆموشو سئلوزی
Azerbaijani: Gümüşü seloziya
ban: Janggar siap
Bangla: রুপোলি মোরগফুল, মোরগফুল
Bulgarian: Петльов гребен
Burmese: ကြက်မောက်ပန်းပင်
Catalan: Vellutet, Cresta de gall
Chinese: 青葙, 鸡冠花, 狗尾草, 百日红, 野鸡冠花, 青葙子, 青葙花, 雞冠花
Czech: Nevadlec hřebenitý
Divehi: މަޚުމާ
English: Silver cock's comb, Caudatus, Plumed cockscomb, Silver spiked cockscomb, Cockscomb
Estonian: Kõrge mätashari, Madal mätashari
Finnish: Kukonharja
French: Célosia cristata
German: Silber-Brandschopf, Federbusch, Floramoor, Hahnenkamm, Sammetblume, Tausendschön
gor: Boroco
Hebrew: צלוסיה מכסיפה
Hindi: श्रीआई, मोरशिखा
hsb: Slěborny hrjebjenačk, Kaponjacy hrjebjeń
Hungarian: Ezüst celózia
Indonesian: Celosia, Bayam ekor belanda, Bayam kucing, Bunga jengger ayam, Jengger ayam
Japanese: ケイトウ, 韓藍, 鶏頭
Javanese: Cènggèr pitik
Kannada: ಅಣ್ಣೆಸೊಪ್ಪು, ವೆಲ್ವೆಟ್ ಗಿಡ
Korean: 개맨드라미, 맨드라미
ks: ماول
kw: Kribel kulyek
lah: ککڑ کلغی
lzh: 青葙
mad: Jhângghâr ajâm, Rebbhâ mangsor, Rebbhâ mèngsor
Malay: Bunga balung ayam
Malayalam: മയിലോശിക
Marathi: कुरडू
nah: Cuapelechxochitl
Norwegian Bokmål: Sølvamarant, Kamblomst
Odia: ମୟୂର ଚୂଳିଆ
pam: Palung-manuk, Palung-palung, Palungpalungan
Persian: گل تاجخروس تاجی, گل تاجخروس رشتهای
Polish: Celozja srebrzysta, Celozja grzebieniasta, Grzebionatka właściwa, Koguci grzebień
Punjabi: ਸਲਾਰਾ
pwn: Ljakakang
Russian: Целозия серебристая
Sanskrit: वितुन्नः
shn: တူၼ်ႈမွၵ်ႇႁွၼ်ၵႆႇ
Sindhi: تاج خروس
Sinhala: කිරිහැන්ද
Slovak: Plamenník striebristý
Swahili: Fungu
Swedish: Plymört
Tajik: Бӯстонафрӯз, Гули тоҷихурӯс
Tamil: பண்ணைக்கீரை
Telugu: కోడిజుట్టు పూలు, కోడి జుట్టు పూలు
Thai: หงอนไก่ไทย, หงอนไก่, หงอนไก่เทศ
Tongan: Kelosia
Turkish: Horozibiği
Uyghur: تاجىگۈل
Uzbek: Gultojixoʻroz

Synonyms

Amaranthus cristatus Noronha
Amaranthus huttonii Hort.Veitch.
Amaranthus purpureus Nieuwl.
Amaranthus pyramidalis Noronha
Celosia argentea f. argentea
Celosia argentea f. cristata (L.) Schinz
Celosia argentea var. argentea
Celosia argentea var. cristata (L.) Kuntze
Celosia aurea T.Moore
Celosia castrensis L.
Celosia cernua Roxb.
Celosia coccinea L.
Celosia comosa Retz.
Celosia cristata L.
Celosia debilis S.Moore
Celosia huttonii Mast.
Celosia japonica Houtt.
Celosia japonica Mart.
Celosia linearis Sweet ex Hook.f.
Celosia margaritacea L.
Celosia marylandica Retz.
Celosia pallida Salisb.
Celosia plumosa hort. ex Burvenich
Celosia purpurea J.St.-Hil.
Celosia purpurea St.Hil. ex Steud.
Celosia pyramidalis Burm.f.
Celosia splendens Schumach. & Thonn.
Celosia swinhoei Hemsl.
Chamissoa margaritacea (L.) Schouw

Flowers

In flower: all year (from 773 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Josh Hedley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Hazel Chang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 祐, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 潘立傑 LICHIEH_PAN, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Pangalau, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.