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Crested Cockscomb

Celosia argentea

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Description:

About 1.4 metres high with big bright pink flowers. Flowers are solid looking with strange fluffy texture.

Habitat:

Abandoned waste land in Jakarta.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 11 years ago
Crested Cockscomb
Celosia argentea Crested Cockscomb | Project Noah


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4 Comments

travellingchez
travellingchez 11 years ago

Thanks Larry. Looks to be one and the same.

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LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 11 years ago

These are quite lovely!

travellingchez
travellingchez 11 years ago

Thanks C.sydes. Now I have a good starting place for narrowing down the exact type of flower.

C.Sydes
C.Sydes 11 years ago

Another Celosia or close relative from the family Amaranthaceae

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travellingchez
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travellingchez

RW 02, Daerah Khusus Ibu Kota Jakarta, Indonesia

Spotted on Mar 18, 2013
Submitted on Mar 18, 2013

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