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Sonoran globe amaranth

Gomphrena sonorae

Sonoran globe amaranth
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0
Family
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth & beet family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Arizona to SW. New Mexico and N. & W. Mexico
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Gomphrena sonorae, the Sonoran globe amaranth, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the amaranth family (Amaranthaceae) found in the Sonoran Desert. When dried, the translucent flowers are used to add accent to dry flower arrangements.

Other Gomphrena plants

Gomphrena vermicularis · Gomphrena agrestis · Bachelors Buttons · Batchelor's button · Common globe amaranth · Rio Grande globe amaranth · Gomphrena pohlii · Gomphrena prostrata · Gomphrena pulchella · Gomphrena rigida · Globe amaranth · Gomphrena radicata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gomphrena sonorae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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