Gomphrena globosa L.

AMARANTHACEAE

- Amaranth family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Name: Gomphrena globosa L.

Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 224 (1753)
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Common globe amaranth

English name: bachelor's-button

English name: common globe-amaranth

Spanish name: eterna

French name: amarantine

Italian name: Amarantino perpetuino

German name: Kugelamarant

Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Gomphrena
Species:

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Gomphrena globosa
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Lubiana, Orto Botanico, Dipartimento di Biologia ââ¬â Facoltà di Biotecnica Università degli Studi di Lubiana, Slovenia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Gomphrena globosa
Flowers at MCC nursery Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Gomphrena globosa
Credit: Photo by Franco Fenaroli

Gomphrena globosa
Flower and leaves at Walmart Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Gomphrena globosa
Flowering habit at Home Depot Nursery Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Gomphrena globosa
Credit: Photo by Franco Fenaroli

Gomphrena globosa
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Gomphrena globosa
Plant at Kanaha Beach, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Gomphrena globosa
Flowers and leaves at Kula Ace Hardware and Nursery, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Gomphrena globosa
Flowers and leaves at Walmart Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Gomphrena globosa
Credit: Photo by Franco Fenaroli

Gomphrena globosa
Flowers at Home Depot Nursery Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (DC, HI, LA, MA, MD, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)

Distributional map for Gomphrena globosa L.
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(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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