Cockscomb Flower
Cockscomb Flower (The flower head is like a cockscomb, flat and thick, purplish-red, yellow, or white, with densely packed linear villous small flower bracts and membranous perianth. It is light, soft and flexible.)
Celosia Semen (Used as a substitute for non-genuine product, spike-shaped)
【Naming】
【Source】
Song Jia You
【Commonly Used Level】
F
【Botanical Origin】
The dried flower head of Celosia cristata L. in the Amaranthaceae family.
【Appearance】
It is a flower head with short stems, shaped like a cockscomb, or spike-shaped, in a curled crest shape. The upper edge is like a cockscomb, densely covered with linear villi, which are unopened small flowers. The color is generally darker, with red, light red, white and other colors. The middle and lower parts are densely covered with many small flowers. Each small flower has membranous gray-white bracts and perianth segments. The capsule is dehiscent, and the seeds are black and shiny. It has no odor and a bland taste.
【Identification】
The best Cockscomb Flower is large and flat with a bright color. Red ones are second best.
【Category】
Flowers