Chamissoa altissima
False Chaff Flower
Also known as: Achyranthes altissima Jacq. +16 more
- Achyranthes altissima Jacq.
- Achyranthes baccata Ruiz & Pav. ex Moq.
- Achyranthes linkiana Schult.
- Achyranthes sarmentosa Link ex Seub.
- Celosia major Griseb.
- Celosia sparsa Forsyth ex Moq.
- Celosia tomentosa Willd.
- Celosia tomentosa Willd. ex Schult.
- Chamissoa altissima f. brevistyla Seub.
- Chamissoa altissima f. longistyla Seub.
- Chamissoa altissima f. semispicata Suess.
- Chamissoa altissima var. brevistyla Seub.
- Chamissoa altissima var. densiflora Moq.
- Chamissoa altissima var. glabrata (Jacq.) Kunth
- Chamissoa altissima var. glabrata Seub.
- Chamissoa altissima var. grandispicata Suess.
- Chamissoa altissima var. laxiflora Moq.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Amaranthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling subshrub or shrub.
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Chamissoa altissima (commonly known as False Chaff Flower) is a scrambling shrub within the Amaranthaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.