What is "gomphrena"

Immortelle \Im`mor*telle"\, n.; pl. Immortelles. [F. See Immortal.] (Bot.) A plant with a conspicuous, dry, unwithering involucre, as the species of Antennaria, Helichrysum, Gomphrena, etc. See Everlasting.

n. Any plant of the genus (taxlink Gomphrena genus noshow=1), the globe amaranths.

Gomphrena the Globe amaranths, is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae.

Species include:

• Gomphrena celosioides
• Gomphrena globosa— Globe amaranth
• Gomphrena haageana—Strawberry globe amaranth
• Gomphrena perennis— Glyphosate resistant
• Gomphrena serrata