Amaranthaceae
False chaff flower
Chamissoa altissima
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Chamissoa
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- False chaff flower
- German
- Lestibudesia paniculata
Synonyms
- Achyranthes altissima Jacq.
- Achyranthes baccata Pav. ex Moq.
- Celosia major Griseb.
- Celosia sparsa Forsyth ex Moq.
- Celosia tomentosa Willd.
- Chamissoa altissima f. brevistyla Seub.
- Chamissoa altissima f. longistyla Seub.
- Chamissoa altissima f. semispicata Suess.
- Chamissoa altissima subsp. albogrisea Suess.
- Chamissoa altissima var. altissima
- Chamissoa altissima var. brevistyla Seub.
- Chamissoa altissima var. densiflora Moq.
- Chamissoa altissima var. densipaniculata Suess.
- Chamissoa altissima var. glabrata Seub.
- Chamissoa altissima var. grandispicata Suess.
- Chamissoa altissima var. laxiflora Moq.
- Chamissoa altissima var. longistyla Seub.
- Chamissoa altissima var. rubella Suess.
- Chamissoa frondosa Hashim.
- Chamissoa macrocarpa Kunth
- Kokera paniculata Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
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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.