Seeds with floss (long cottony hairs)

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

E.g. cotton!

FamilySpeciesComment
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea albivenia
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea hochstetteri
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea verbascoidea
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Gossypium herbaceum subsp. africanum var. africanum
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus fuscus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus gwandensis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus meyeri subsp. transvaalensis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus micranthus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus mutatus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus praeteritus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus pusillus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus rhodanthus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus rupicola
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus sabiensis
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus seineri Seeds 'silky-tomentose'
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Thespesia garckeana
Number of species: 16


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: List of native or naturalised species with each spot-character: Seeds with floss (long cottony hairs).
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=1104, retrieved 29 March 2024

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