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Gossypium hirsutum
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Lower slopes of Mt Gorongosa, Mozambique
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lower slopes of Mt Gorongosa, Mozambique
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lower slopes of Mt Gorongosa, Mozambique
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lower slopes of Mt Gorongosa, Mozambique
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lower slopes of Mt Gorongosa, Mozambique
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lower slopes of Mt Gorongosa, Mozambique
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Cotton (English) Mudonje (Shona) Mushinda (Shona) Utshinda (Ndebele) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Cultivated and sometimes naturalised |
| Description: |
Annual or short-lived perennial shrublet up to 1.5m tall. Leaves almost round in outline, 3-5-lobed to about halfway. Flowers in 1-several flowered clusters, cream to pale yellow, fading pink, with or without dark centre. Epicalyx of 3 large leaf-like bracts. Fruit a round capsule 2-4 cm in diameter, splitting to release the seeds covered in dense white cotton wool. |
| Notes: | Note: commonly cultivated in Zimbabwe and occasionally escaping. |
| Derivation of specific name: | hirsutum: covered with long, moderately stiff and not interwoven hairs; hirsute |
| Habitat: | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Feb - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Central America |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C |
| Growth form: | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Utetheisa pulchella (Crimson-speckled footman) Egybolis vaillantina (Peach moth) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 31 January 2010 |
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comments powered by DisqusOther sources of information about Gossypium hirsutum:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Gossypium hirsutum pageFlora of Mozambique: Gossypium hirsutum
African Plant Database: Gossypium hirsutum
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Gossypium hirsutum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Gossypium hirsutum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Gossypium hirsutum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Gossypium hirsutum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Gossypium hirsutum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Gossypium hirsutum
JSTOR Plant Science: Gossypium hirsutum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Gossypium hirsutum
Tropicos: Gossypium hirsutum
West African Plants database: Gossypium hirsutum
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