Gomphrena sonorae Torr. is a plant in the Amaranthaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Gomphrena sonorae Torr.

Gomphrena sonorae Torr.

Gomphrena sonorae is an herbaceous perennial amaranth from the Sonoran Desert, used for dried flower arrangement accents.

Family
Genus
Gomphrena
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Gomphrena sonorae Torr.

Gomphrena sonorae, commonly known as Sonoran globe amaranth, is an herbaceous perennial plant that belongs to the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. This species grows in the Sonoran Desert. Its translucent flowers are dried and used as accents in dry flower arrangements.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Gomphrena

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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