Celosia argentea

Quail Grass

As recorded: Celosia argentea L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae

Collected by: Smith, A.C.
Collector number: 7391
Date: May 14, 1953
Locality: Valley of Mbureta and Lovoni Rivers
Island: Ovalau
Region: Fiji
Elevation: 35 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

69 Bishop specimens of Celosia argentea · collected 1867–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 14, 1953, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Celosia argentea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,115 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

553台灣南投縣水里鄉永豐村水里

(c) 彭啟賢, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

310台灣新竹縣竹東鎮中正里

(c) Jamela Fan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

臺灣島, 芎林鄉, 新竹縣, TW

(c) 羅君, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Singam Cheruvu Tanda 2BHk Nacharam Singam Cheruvu Tanda 2BHk Nacharam Singam Cheruvu Tanda 2BHk, Industrial Development Area, Nacharam, Secunderabad, Telangana 500076, India

(c) Raja Sekhar Chimirala, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24

Nacharam - Mallapur Road, Hyderabad, Telangana, IN

(c) Raja Sekhar Chimirala, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-23

Pune, Maharashtra, IN

(c) Zaine Krishnatraye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Celosia argentea. BISH 128480. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956431698. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/128480.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956431698 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026