Amaranthaceae
Woolflower
Celosia trigyna
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Celosia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Woolflower, Lophoxera caudata, Oplotheca decumbens
- sg
- Lëlêü
Synonyms
- Achyranthes fasciculata Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
- Celosia acroprosoides Hochst. ex Oliv.
- Celosia adoensis Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Celosia digyna Suess.
- Celosia laxa Schumach. & Thonn.
- Celosia melanocarpos Poir.
- Celosia minutiflora Baker
- Celosia semperflorens Baker
- Celosia trigyna var. adoensis Moq.
- Celosia trigyna var. pauciflora Moq.
- Celosia triloba E.Mey. ex Meisn.
- Lestibudesia trigyna (L.) R.Br.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Umar Musa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Astina Bedan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: ESPOIR ANDJI, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.