| Synonym |
Amaranthus
cristatus Noronha, Celosia cristata L.
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Flower Color |
White |
| Common Name |
Sarwali |
Flower Type |
Solitary |
| English / Trade Name |
Wheat Celosia, Flamingo Feathers, Silver Cockscomb, Silver-spiked Cockscomb, Plumed Cockscomb |
Flowering Period |
April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Sarwali |
Fruiting Period |
July-Sept |
| Altitude |
Up to 2000 m |
Fruit Type |
Capsule |
| Habit |
Shrub |
Fruit Details |
Capsule ovoid to almost globular. Seeds 1 lenticular, black, shining, testa very finely reticulate. |
| Habitat |
Weed in cultivated areas and wastelands |
Bark Type |
Smooth |
| Distribution |
Perhaps originally native to India |
Bark Details |
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| Distribution in Haryana |
Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar |
Origin |
Native |
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Leaf Type |
Simple |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) |
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Leaf Shape |
Lence shaped |
| Description of Species |
Shrub, lower stem often woody, Leaves lanceolate-oblong to narrowly linear, acute to obtuse. Inflorescence a dense (rarely laxer below) many-flowered spike; Bracts and bracteoles lanceolate or towards the base of the spike deltoid, Fruit a capsule ovoid to almost globular; seeds lenticular, black, shining, testa very finely reticulate |
Leaf Details |
Leaves lanceolate-oblong to narrowly linear, acute to obtuse |
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