Alien
Shrub up to 3 m tall . Stems much branched , ± stellate-pubescent , sometimes densely , irregularly dotted with black oil glands . Leaves alternate , 4–10 . 5 cm long , cordate , weakly to distinctly 3–5-lobed , the lobes broadly triangular to ovate , acute to acuminate , densely pubescent to glabrous , foliar nectaries present ; petiole 1/2–1 times length of blade ; stipules 0 . 5–1 . 5(–2) cm long , subulate or falcate . Inflorescences solitary , axillary ; pedicel 2–4 cm long , surmounted by 3 nectaries . Flowers pale yellow to white , rarely with a purplish centre ; calyx-tube c . 6 mm long , usually with distinct teeth ; corolla cream-coloured or pale yellow , with or without a dark spot at base , usually shorter than epicalyx ; stamens numerous , forming a column 1–2 cm long , filaments 3–4 mm long , anthers 1-celled ; pistil with 3–5-celled ovary and one short style with clavate , 3–5-sulcate stigma . Fruit capsule , 2–4 cm long , broadly ovoid or subglobose , 3–5-locular , glabrous , smooth . Seeds 8–10 mm long , ovoid , acute at
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Vulnerable (VU) - Global Assessment
Not Common
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Gossypium barbadense var. hirsutum (L.) Hook.f. & Benth.
Gossypium herbaceum var. hirsutum (L.) Mast.
Xylon hirsutum (L.) Medik.
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maintenanceAr.Item1
Upland Cotton
Mexican Cotton
American Cotton
American Upland Cotton
Green Seed Cotton
Not recorded yet.
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