PLANTS Profile for Chamissoa altissima (false chaff flower)

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PLANTS Profile

Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth
false chaff flower

Symbol:

CHAL10

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Vine
Forb/herb

PR		N
VI		N

More Information:

Synonyms:
Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

	ACAL4	Achyranthes altissima Jacq.
	CEPA10	Celosia paniculata L. 1763, non 1753

Distribution:
Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth


View Native Status

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USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

View 23 genera in Amaranthaceae, 1 species in Chamissoa

Classification:
Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Amaranthaceae – Amaranth family
Genus	Chamissoa Kunth – chamissoa
Species	Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth – false chaff flower

More Accounts and Images:
Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20786.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 06:40 PM CST