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Froelichia floridana (Nutt.) Moq.
plains snakecotton
Symbol: FRFL
Group: Dicot
Family: Amaranthaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Native
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State Distributional Map for FRFL
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Plant Distribution by State

Froelichia floridana (Nutt.) Moq.

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Related Taxa:
Froelichia floridana (Nutt.) Moq.

View 20 genera in Amaranthaceae, 5 species in Froelichia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for variety profiles.

Distribution of Froelichia floridana var. campestris. Native. Image Available. Distribution of Froelichia floridana var. floridana. Native.      
Froelichia floridana var. campestris
plains snakecotton		 Froelichia floridana var. floridana
plains snakecotton		      
Nativity color legend

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Classification:
Froelichia floridana (Nutt.) Moq.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Caryophyllidae –
                      Order Caryophyllales –
                         Family Amaranthaceae – Amaranth family
                            Genus Froelichia Moench – snakecotton
                               Species Froelichia floridana (Nutt.) Moq. – plains snakecotton

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Threatened and Endangered Plant Information:
Froelichia floridana (Nutt.) Moq.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Ohio:
       cottonweed     Endangered

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Invasive Information:
Froelichia floridana (Nutt.) Moq.
        field snakecotton
        prairie froelichia
        cottonweed
        plains snakecotton
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Froelichia floridana (Nutt.) Moq.

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20799.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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