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Malvaceae
Gossypium

not marked as a favorite taxon Gossypium Linnaeus. Common name: Cotton.

Key to Gossypium

A genus of about 40-50 species, herbs, shrubs, and trees, of warm temperate to tropical areas.

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Subfamily: Malvoideae. Tribe: Gossypieae.

ID notes: Agricultural cotton is now a complex set of cultivars, some involving cross-breeding between Gossypium barbadense and Gossypium hirsutum, and some plants may not be readily identifiable to species.

References: Bayer & Kubitzki (2003) In Kubitzki & Bayer (2003); d'Eeckenbrugge & Lacape (2014); Fryxell (1969); Fryxell (1976); Fryxell (1979); Fryxell (1992); Fryxell & Hill (2015f) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015); Wendel & Grover (2015). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Gossypium© Aidan Campos | Gossypium hirsutum source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Gossypium© Alan Cressler: Gossypium hirsutum, cultivated crop, near Euharlee, Bartow County, Georgia 4 by Alan Cressler | Gossypium hirsutum source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Gossypium© Alan Cressler: Gossypium hirsutum, cultivated crop, near Euharlee, Bartow County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler | Gossypium hirsutum source | Original Image ⭷

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