Amaranthaceae
Tufted globe amaranth
Gomphrena caespitosa
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Gomphrena
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tufted globe amaranth, Xeraea caespitosa
Synonyms
- Gomphrena viridis Wooton & Standl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mike85629, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carol Kirwin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 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.