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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Cockscomb
| image = Unknown_flower_q1.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''Celosia plumosa''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
| familia = [[Amaranthaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Amaranthoideae]]
| genus = '''''Celosia'''''
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
*''[[Celosia argentea]]''
*''[[Celosia cristata]]''
*''[[Celosia nitida]]''
*''[[Celosia palmeri]]''
*''[[Celosia plumosa]]''
*''[[Celosia trigyna]]''
*''[[Celosia virgata]]''
}}
'''''Celosia''''' is a small genus of edible and [[ornamental plant]]s, similar in appearance and uses to the [[amaranth]]s. They are sometimes called '''cockscombs''' or '''woolflowers''' for their brightly colored, woolly [[flower head]]s which resemble [[cockscomb]]s. The name "cockscomb" may be restricted to those whose flower heads are crested by [[fasciation]].
==As a food==
''[[Celosia argentea]]'' var. argentea or Lagos spinach (a.k.a. quail grass, Soko, Celosia, feather cockscomb) is a broadleaf annual [[leaf vegetable]] belonging to the Amaranth family (Amaranthaceae). It grows widespread across northern South America, tropical Africa, the West Indies, South, East and Southeast Asia where it is grows as a native or naturalized wildflower, and is cultivated as a nutritious leafy green vegetable. It is traditional fare in countries of Central and West Africa, and is one of the leading leafy green vegetables in Nigeria, where it is known as ‘soko yokoto’, meaning ‘make husbands fat and happy.’<ref>See further information at ECHO [http://www.echonet.org]</ref>
As a grain, Cockscomb is a pseudocereal, not a true [[cereal]].
==As a garden plant==
Seed production in these species can be very high, 200-700 kg per hectare. One ounce of seed may contain up to 43,000 seeds. One thousand seeds can weigh 1.0-1.5 grams. Depending upon the location and fertility of the soil, blossoms can last 8-10 weeks.
''[[Celosia cristata]]'' is a common garden ornamental plant in [[China]] and other places.
==Images==
<gallery>
Image:CelosiaCristataYellowToreador.jpg|''Celosia cristata.'' Common name Yellow Toreador.
Image:CelosiaCristata.jpg|Red cockscomb
</gallery>
==References==
<references />
*[http://www.agnr.umd.edu/MCE/Publications/Publication.cfm?ID=21 Uses and Growth of Celosia spp.]
*[http://www.virtualflowers.com.au/annuals_celosia.asp Virtual Flowers Celosia Information]
[[Category:Amaranthaceae]]
[[Category:Leaf vegetables]]
[[Category:Grain]]
[[Category:Flora of Pakistan]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = Cockscomb
| image = Unknown_flower_q1.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''Celosia plumosa''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
| familia = [[Amaranthaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Amaranthoideae]]
| genus = '''''Celosia'''''
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
*''[[Celosia argentea]]''
*''[[Celosia cristata]]''
*''[[Celosia nitida]]''
*''[[Celosia palmeri]]''
*''[[Celosia plumosa]]''
*''[[Celosia trigyna]]''
*''[[Celosia virgata]]''
}}
'''''Celosia''''' is a small genus of edible and [[ornamental plant]]s, similar in appearance and uses to the [[amaranth]]s. They are sometimes called '''cockscombs''' or '''woolflowers''' for their brightly colored, woolly [[flower head]]s which resemble [[cockscomb]]s. The name "cockscomb" may be restricted to those whose flower heads are crested by [[fasciation]].
==As a food==
''[[Celosia argentea]]'' var. argentea or Lagos spinach (a.k.a. quail grass, Soko, Celosia, feather cockscomb) is a broadleaf annual [[leaf vegetable]] belonging to the Amaranth family (Amaranthaceae). It grows widespread across northern South America, tropical Africa, the West Indies, South, East and Southeast Asia where it is grows as a native or naturalized wildflower, and is cultivated as a nutritious leafy green vegetable. It is traditional fare in countries of Central and West Africa, and is one of the leading leafy green vegetables in Nigeria, where it is known as ‘soko yokoto’, meaning ‘make husbands fat and happy.’<ref>See further information at ECHO [http://www.echonet.org]</ref>
As a grain, Cockscomb is a pseudocereal, not a true [[cereal]].
==As a garden plant==
Seed production in these species can be very high, 200-700 kg per hectare. One ounce of seed may contain up to 43,000 seeds. One thousand seeds can weigh 1.0-1.5 grams. Depending upon the location and fertility of the soil, blossoms can last 8-10 weeks.
''[[Celosia cristata]]'' is a common garden ornamental plant in [[China]] and other places.
==Images==
<gallery>
Image:CelosiaCristataYellowToreador.jpg|''Celosia cristata.'' Common name Yellow Toreador.
Image:CelosiaCristata.jpg|Red cockscomb
</gallery>
==References==
<references />
*[http://www.agnr.umd.edu/MCE/Publications/Publication.cfm?ID=21 Uses and Growth of Celosia spp.]
*[http://www.virtualflowers.com.au/annuals_celosia.asp Virtual Flowers Celosia Information]
[[Category:Amaranthaceae]]
[[Category:Leaf vegetables]]
[[Category:Grain]]
[[Category:Flora of Pakistan]]
