Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth is a plant in the Amaranthaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

Chamissoa altissima, false chaff flower, is native to the Americas and grows in Cerrado vegetation in Brazil.

Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Chamissoa
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth, commonly known as false chaff flower, is a plant species native to North America and South America. In Brazil, this species grows in Cerrado vegetation.

Photo: (c) Alfredo Dorantes Euan, all rights reserved, uploaded by Alfredo Dorantes Euan

Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae › Chamissoa

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

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