Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Froelichia floridana var. campestris
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Froelichia floridana var. campestris
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Froelichia floridana
COMMON NAME:
Plains Cottonseed
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_frca7_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Froelichia floridana var. campestris
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Froelichia floridana var. campestris
FAMILY
Amaranthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Froelichia floridana
3483
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Sandy fields, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native: central & western US
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
5-parted tubular calyx
Petals absent
5 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
White?
Utricle
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