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Gomphrena celosioides.jpg

Gomphrena celosioides  Mart.

Prostrate Globe-amaranth

Plants > Angiosperms > Amaranthaceae​ > ​​​​Gomphrena celosioides
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Gomphrena
Species: celosioides

  • Common names: Prostrate Globe-amaranth
  • Thai names: บานไม่รู้โรยป่า ban mai ru roi pa (Central)
  • Chinese names: 银花苋 yin hua xian
  • Distribution: Native in the Americas - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay. It has naturalized in Asia (Bhutan, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, Thailand), Africa (Botswana, Ghana, Lesotho, Namibia, RSA, Swaziland, (Zimbabwe), and Australia.
  • Image locations: Chonburi, Chiang Mai (Chom Thong), Mae Hong Son (Pai)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: A common weed
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Image locations

Images of Gomphrena celosioides from Thailand.
Gomphrena celosioides Chiang Mai.jpg
Gomphrena celosioides (Chom Thong, Chiang Mai)
Gomphrena celosioides Chiang Mai.jpg
Gomphrena celosioides (Chom Thong, Chiang Mai)
Gomphrena celosioides.jpg
Gomphrena celosoides Chonburi July
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Gomphrena celosoides Chonburi October
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Gomphrena celosoides Chonburi July
Gomphrena celosoides from Pai.jpg
Gomphrena celosoides, Pai, Mae Hong Son, October 2016

References: 
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF
Flora of China
​Weed Science Society of America
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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