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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Froelichia floridana var. floridana
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
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Read more about Florida Cottonweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Froelichia floridana var. floridana
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Froelichia floridana
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 066-05-001:
Froelichia floridana FAMILY Amaranthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Froelichia floridana
COMMON NAME:
Florida Cottonseed, Common Cottonweed
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JK Marlow jkm091017_029
October Sumter County SC
Manchester State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm091017_031
October Sumter County SC
Manchester State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm091017_033
October Sumter County SC
Manchester State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm091017_078
October Sumter County SC
Manchester State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm091017_081
October Sumter County SC
Manchester State Forest
Leaves opposite, entire, lanceolate to oblanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm091017_094
October Sumter County SC
Manchester State Forest
Fruiting spike 10-12mm in diameter. Fresh fruiting spikes appearing white, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm091017_099
October Sumter County SC
Manchester State Forest
Plant stiffly erect, 10-15dm tall [about 3.5-5'] per VFC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Froelichia floridana var. floridana
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Froelichia floridana var. floridana
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Froelichia floridana
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 066-05-001:
Froelichia floridana
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Froelichia floridana
3007
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, sandy fields, sandy roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in NC, rare in GA Piedmont)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
5-parted tubular calyx
Petals absent
5 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
White
Utricle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p211
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p156
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p006
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p026
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p320
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