Froelichia floridana

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Froelichia floridana
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Froelichia
Species:
F. floridana
Binomial name
Froelichia floridana
(Nutt.) Moq.
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Froelichia campestris Small
    • Froelichia floridana var. campestris (Small) Fernald
    • Froelichia floridana var. pallescens Moq.
    • Froelichia gracilis var. floridana (Nutt.) Holz.
    • Gomphrena exaltata Delile ex Moq.
    • Gomphrena floridana (Nutt.) Spreng.
    • Oplotheca floridana Nutt.

Froelichia floridana is a species of flowering plant in the genus Froelichia, in the amaranth family (Amaranthaceae).[2] It is known as prairie cottonweed,[3] Florida snakecotton[3], large cottonweed,[2] field snakecotton,[3] or plains snakecotton.[4] An annual, it produces white woolly flowers on tall flowering stalks, growing up to 40 in (1,000 mm) in height.[2][3] The narrowly oblanceolate to elliptic leaves are opposite, occurring on the lower third of the stem.[2] It grows in central and eastern North America, from the Great Plains to Mexico, east to the Atlantic Coast.[4][1] Its propensity to spread easily has resulted in it being considered an agricultural weed and it is an invasive species in Australia.[5]

  • Botanical illustration (1840)

  • Flowerhead

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Froelichia floridana (Nutt.) Moq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Large Cottonweed (Froelichia floridana)". www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
  3. ^ a b c d "Froelichia floridana (Prairie Cottonweed): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info.
  4. ^ a b "Froelichia floridana (Nutt.) Moq. var. floridana plains snakecotton". plants.usda.gov.
  5. ^ https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/74968/IPA-Cottontails-Risk-Assessment.pdf[bare URL PDF]
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