Gossypium hirsutum var. hirsutum
Upland Cotton
Also known as: Gossypium hirsutum f. berlandieri Roberty +5 more
- Gossypium hirsutum f. berlandieri Roberty
- Gossypium hirsutum subsp. archetypicum (Roberty) Roberty
- Gossypium hirsutum var. laciniatum G.S.Zaitsev
- Gossypium latifolium var. archetypicum Roberty
- Gossypium latifolium var. neotypicum Roberty
- Gossypium punctatum var. jamaica G.Watt
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Malvaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Gossypium hirsutum var. hirsutum (commonly known as Upland Cotton) is a shrub belonging to the Malvaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America and South America, this variety is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Gossypium hirsutum, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aruba, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Florida, Gambia, The, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Illinois, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kriti, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mali, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nepal, New Mexico, New York, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oman, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., South Carolina, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Virginia, Windward Is., Zaïre
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