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Froelichia gracilis (Hook.) Moq.
slender snakecotton

       
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Froelichia gracilis (Hook.) Moq.

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Synonyms:
Froelichia gracilis (Hook.) Moq.

  FRBR2 Froelichia braunii Standl.
  OPGR4 Oplotheca gracilis Hook.
 

Distribution:
Froelichia gracilis (Hook.) Moq.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Froelichia gracilis (Hook.) Moq.

View 23 genera in Amaranthaceae, 5 species in Froelichia
 

Classification:
Froelichia gracilis (Hook.) Moq.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Amaranthaceae – Amaranth family
Genus Froelichia Moench – snakecotton
Species Froelichia gracilis (Hook.) Moq. – slender snakecotton
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Froelichia gracilis (Hook.) Moq.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
slender snake cotton              Potentially invasive, banned
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Froelichia gracilis (Hook.) Moq.

slender snake cotton

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Froelichia gracilis (Hook.) Moq.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Froelichia gracilis (Hook.) Moq.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20800.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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