Celosia argentea

Basic information
Scientific name	Celosia argentea	Click to magnify
Common names	Silver cock's comb
Higher taxon	Amaranthaceae, Caryophyllales, Magnoliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	Tropical America
Habitat	In Mukogawa, Hyogo Pref., occurs on sandy soil along riverside.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Warm area (W Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, Okinawa)
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Regulation in Japan
Introduced range in other countries	Taiwan, SE Asia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Europe, Africa, N America, etc.

Reference	Notes
GBIF Portal http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm Ogaito, H. (2010, personal communication, on distribution and status in Hyogo Pref.) Osada (1976) Colored Illustrations of Naturalized Plants of Japan. Hoikusha, Osaka. etc.