''Celosia virgata'', or ''albahaca'', is found in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands but not in the continental United States. It is a

perennial A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...

subshrub A subshrub ( Latin ''suffrutex'') or dwarf shrub is a short shrub, and is a woody plant. Prostrate shrub is a related term. "Subshrub" is often used interchangeably with "bush".Jackson, Benjamin, Daydon; A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their ...

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virgata Taxa named by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin Flora of Puerto Rico Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Amaranthaceae-stub