Globe Amaranth

Gomphrena globosa

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Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	2-11 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun
Water requirement	Dry, Moist
Physical characteristics
Height	1 - 2 feet
Cultivation details
Layer	Herbs
Uses
Edible parts	Flowers, Leaves
Taxonomy
Family	Amaranthaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá
Introduced into	Alabama, Angola, Arkansas, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Brazil South, Bulgaria, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Romania, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Virginia, Western Australia, Windward Is., Xinjiang, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre
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Last updated: 2023-09-22 14:28:47 UTC by permabot

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Globe Amaranth

Gomphrena globosa

Description

Annual edible flower commonly grown as an ornamental. Edible. Germination can be low.

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