| Malvaceae | Gossypium barbadense | Sea-island Cotton, Egyptian Cotton, Pima Cotton, Extra-long-staple Cotton | Historically cultivated, presumably no longer present in our area. | Native of South America, Central America, and the West Indies. | |
| Malvaceae | Gossypium hirsutum | Upland Cotton, Short-staple Cotton | Coastal hammocks, rockland hammock edges, coastal rock barrens (in FL peninsula), disturbed areas, a frequently cultivated crop, especially in sandy soils of the Coastal Plain, rarely adventive or a waif where grown. | Native of Central America, South America, the West Indies, and s. FL. | 
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