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Amaranthaceae
Froelichia

not marked as a favorite taxon Froelichia gracilis (W.J. Hooker) Moquin-Tandon. Common name: Slender Cottonweed. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Dry soils; eastwards adventive in vacant lots, sandy fields, railroad banks. Distribution: Native of mw. United States and n. Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Sonora, Tamaulipas), the eastern limit of its native distribution uncertain.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA4, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K4, Mex, Mi, Mo2, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Ok, Pa, POWO, RAB, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, McCauley & Ballard (2007a), McCauley & Ballard (2007b), McCauley (2004); = Froelichia braunii Standley — Tx; = n/a. Basionym: Oplotheca gracilis W.J. Hooker 1840

Links to other floras: = Froelichia gracilis - FNA4

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image #1 of Froelichia gracilis© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Froelichia gracilis© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Froelichia gracilis© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Froelichia gracilis© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Froelichia gracilis© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Froelichia gracilis© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
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image #10 of Froelichia gracilis© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷

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