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Gossypium hirsutum L.
upland cotton

       
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Photo of Gossypium hirsutum L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Cyprus. Usage Requirements.
 
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Gossypium hirsutum L.

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Distribution:
Gossypium hirsutum L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, CA, FL, HI, IL, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, PA, SC, TX, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Gossypium hirsutum L.

View 49 genera in Malvaceae, 6 species in Gossypium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Gossypium hirsutum L. var. hirsutum. .
Gossypium hirsutum var. hirsutum
upland cotton
Distribution of Gossypium hirsutum L. var. marie-galante (Watt) Hutch.. .
Gossypium hirsutum var. marie-galante
Marie Galante cotton
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Gossypium hirsutum L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Malvales
Family Malvaceae – Mallow family
Genus Gossypium L. – cotton
Species Gossypium hirsutum L. – upland cotton
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Gossypium hirsutum L.

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 protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
wild cotton              Endangered
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Gossypium hirsutum L.

upland 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.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Gossypium hirsutum L.

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:
Gossypium hirsutum L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21711.

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 species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

 
 
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