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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Froelichia gracilis
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
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Read more about Slender Cottonweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Froelichia gracilis
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Froelichia gracilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Froelichia gracilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (Correll & Johnston, 1970)
Froelichia braunii
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 066-05-002:
Froelichia gracilis FAMILY Amaranthaceae
COMMON NAME:
Slender Cottonweed
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_frgr3_001_lvd
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Roxanna Martin rlm61210_184
June Spartanburg County SC
Fruiting spike 7-8mm in diameter. Fresh fruiting spikes appearing gray, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Roxanna Martin rlm6610_66
June Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm71710_197
July Spartanburg County SC
Plant 2-7dm [about 8-28"] tall, branching from the base, per Weakley's Flora.
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Roxanna Martin rlm7210_132
July Spartanburg County SC
Plant radiately branched from the base. Leaves lanceolate to oblanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Roxanna Martin rlm72410_70
July Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm9410_410
September Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm102309_126
October Spartanburg County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Froelichia gracilis
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Froelichia gracilis
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Froelichia gracilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Froelichia gracilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (Correll & Johnston, 1970)
Froelichia braunii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 066-05-002:
Froelichia gracilis
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
3482
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Dry soils; eastwards adventive in vacant lots, sandy fields, railroad banks, per Weakley's Flora
Native: Midwest US
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
5-parted tubular calyx
Petals absent
5 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Gray
Utricle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- 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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