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Common globe amaranth

Gomphrena globosa L. Common globe amaranth

Description:

These are purple-pink pom-pom ball sized flowers. There are hundreds of them on the ends of the stems. The plants are about 6 to 8 inches tall.

Notes:

Thank you everyone for all the ID help. This was a fun ID.

2 Species ID Suggestions

MickGrant
MickGrant 12 years ago
Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea compacta
Aarongunnar
Aarongunnar 12 years ago
Globe Amaranth
Gomphrena globosa Gomphrena globosa L.


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10 Comments

isabellasmurf
isabellasmurf 11 years ago

VERY PRETTY!

MickGrant
MickGrant 12 years ago

Absolutely! Good IDing!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

I agree Susan, Aaron is right.

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

no Aaron is right!!

MickGrant
MickGrant 12 years ago

Corn flower ?

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

bachelor's button

HeatherMiller
HeatherMiller 12 years ago

purple prairie clover
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prai...
Color is the same but these flowers are more round....
I'm still looking.
Thanks for the hints folks!

AmberLundeen
AmberLundeen 12 years ago

They might be a purple strawflower

AmberLundeen
AmberLundeen 12 years ago

Are they not clover?

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Could this be some type of clover?

HeatherMiller
Spotted by
HeatherMiller

Decatur, Georgia, USA

Spotted on Aug 9, 2011
Submitted on Aug 9, 2011

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