Froelichia floridana
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]
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Flowerhead
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Froelichia |
| Species: | F. floridana |
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| Froelichia floridana | |
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References
- "Froelichia floridana (Nutt.) Moq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- "Large Cottonweed (Froelichia floridana)". www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
- "Froelichia floridana (Prairie Cottonweed): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info.
- "Froelichia floridana (Nutt.) Moq. var. floridana plains snakecotton". plants.usda.gov.
- https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/74968/IPA-Cottontails-Risk-Assessment.pdf
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