Celosia floribunda
| Celosia floribunda | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Celosia |
| Species: | C. floribunda |
| Binomial name | |
| Celosia floribunda A. Gray, 1861[1] | |
Celosia floribunda is a shrub or small tree of the family Amaranthaceae which is endemic to Baja California Sur.[2] It reaches a maximum height of 4 m (13 ft) and is found in gravel plains and washes.[3] The adult spider wasp Tachypompilus ferrugineus uses the flowers of C. floribunda as a nectar source.[4]
References
- ↑ "Celosia floribunda A.Gray". Intermountain Regional Herbarium Network. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "Celosia floribunda A.Gray". GBIF. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ Shreeve, Forrest; Wiggins, Loren (1964). Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert, Volume 1. Stanford University Press. ISBN 0804701636.
- ↑ Wasbauer, L.S.; Kimsey, L.S. (1985). "California Spider Wasps of the Subfamily Pompilinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the California Insect Survey. 26: 1–128.
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