Gomphrena celosioides  Mart.

Prostrate Globe-amaranth
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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.
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Gomphrena celosioides (Chom Thong, Chiang Mai)
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Gomphrena celosioides (Chom Thong, Chiang Mai)
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Gomphrena celosoides Chonburi July
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Gomphrena celosoides Chonburi October
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Gomphrena celosoides Chonburi July
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Gomphrena celosoides, Pai, Mae Hong Son, October 2016
References: 
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF
Flora of China
​Weed Science Society of America