Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Gossypium hirsutum

wild cotton
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

wild cotton

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Gossypium hirsutum

Familia:

Malvaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

Shrub

Tamaño:

6–8 ft tall by 5–7 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

white

Fenología:

Winter dormant

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Use as a short-lived "shrub". Dies back with freezing but will re-sprout from the roots. Use as a specimen plant.

Consideraciones:

It is not legal to plant this plant, but the reasons are very dated. A Florida law was passed in the early 1900s banning the growing of wild cottons, which can attract boll weevils. The intent was to protect commercial cotton farming. Methods of agricultural protection are more advanced today, and the native Florida cotton does not grow in the parts of the state where cottons are grown commercially. However, the law is still on the books.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

Can be grown from seed.

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Not wet but not extremely dry -a- Somewhat long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam

pH del suelo:

Apto para cultivo en:

10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Caterpillars

Larval host plant for gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus) butterflies. Flowers attract bees, flies, thrips, grass hoppers, and beetles, and ants (Kale 2014).

Hábitats nativos:

Dry sites. Tropical hammock, coastal berm, shell mound. Disturbed area

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Wild cotton is a rare plant; it needs protection against missuses and protection against removal from natural populations.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Kale, Pravin J. (2013). Potential pollinators of Gossypium hirsutum L.. ( https://www.ijsr.net/archive/v5i2/NOV161450.pdf ). Accessed 2026. International Journal of Science and Research, 5, 1323-1328.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Wunderlin, R. P, B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

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