Bachelor’s button or khaki weed Shrub

	Common Classification
Common Names	khaki weed, Gomphrena, Bachelor’s button
Name in Sinhalese	Gomphrena (New plant to Sri Lanka)
Categories	Weeds
	Scientific Classification
Family	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Gomphrena
Species	G.celosioides
Scientific Name	Gomphrena celosioides, Gomphrena alba, Gomphrena decumbens var. albiflora
	Status
Culinary / Edible	No
Use as Medicament	No
Poisoned / Toxin	Yes	Low	All Plant
Description	This is a weed, Naturalized from America and Brazil. Sometime, the Plant can be  invasive and commonly found in Road sideways, faddy fields and grass lands  in Sri Lanka
Gomphrena celosioides leaves		Gomphrena celosioides flowers
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