Tufted Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena caespitosa)

   
 

Tufted Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena caespitosa), Organ Mountains, New Mexico. Photographs by Gertrud Konings.

• Common English Names: Tufted Globe Amaranth
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Gomphrena caespitosa (gom-FREE-nah cees-pih-TOW-sah)
• Family: Amaranthaceae (Amaranth Family)
• Geographic Range: Arizona to Trans-Pecos Texas and south into Mexico.
• Plant Form: Perennial, forb, subshrub, or shrub.
• Remarks:

Last Update: 14 Mar 2005