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Celosia
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|image_caption = ''Celosia spicata'' | |image_caption = ''Celosia spicata'' | ||
|taxon = Celosia | |taxon = Celosia | ||
|authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]] | |authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]] | ||
|subdivision_ranks = Species | |subdivision_ranks = Species | ||
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'''''Celosia''''' ({{IPAc-en|s|iː|ˈ|l|oʊ|ʃ|i|ə}} {{respell|see|LOH|shee|ə}} | '''''Celosia''''' ({{IPAc-en|s|iː|ˈ|l|oʊ|ʃ|i|ə}} {{respell|see|LOH|shee|ə}}) is a small genus of edible and [[ornamental plant]]s in the [[amaranth]] family, [[Amaranthaceae]]. Its species are commonly known as '''woolflowers''', or, if the flower heads are crested by [[fasciation]], '''cockscombs'''. The plants are well known in [[East Africa]]'s highlands and are used under their [[Swahili language|Swahili]] name, {{lang|sw|mfungu}}. | ||
== Taxonomy == | == Taxonomy == |