OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Froelichia floridana var. floridana   FAMILY Amaranthaceae   Go to FSUS key



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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image of Froelichia floridana var. floridana, Florida Cottonseed, Common Cottonweed

JK Marlow    jkm091017_029

October    Sumter County    SC

Manchester State Forest

image of Froelichia floridana var. floridana, Florida Cottonseed, Common Cottonweed

JK Marlow    jkm091017_031

October    Sumter County    SC

Manchester State Forest

image of Froelichia floridana var. floridana, Florida Cottonseed, Common Cottonweed

JK Marlow    jkm091017_033

October    Sumter County    SC

Manchester State Forest

image of Froelichia floridana var. floridana, Florida Cottonseed, Common Cottonweed

JK Marlow    jkm091017_078

October    Sumter County    SC

Manchester State Forest

image of Froelichia floridana var. floridana, Florida Cottonseed, Common Cottonweed

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).

image of Froelichia floridana var. floridana, Florida Cottonseed, Common Cottonweed

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).

image of Froelichia floridana var. floridana, Florida Cottonseed, Common Cottonweed

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

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

 

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