Kingdom Plantae Family Malvaceae Genus Gossypium Higher classification Cotton | Order Malvales Tribe Gossypieae Scientific name Gossypium thurberi Rank Species | |
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Similar Cotton, Mallows, Gossypium tomentosum, Gossypium arboreum, Gossypium sturtianum | ||
Gossypium thurberi, also known as Arizona wild cotton, Thurber's cotton, or Desert Cotton, is a wild species of cotton.
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Description
Their flowers are not showy, but the palm-shaped green leaves turn maroon in autumn.
Distribution
It is native to the Sonoran desert area of northern Mexico and parts of the state of Arizona in the United States. It is often used in some southern Arizona landscapes as a deciduous shrub to small tree to 10 feet (3.0 m) tall. It is used as a larval food plant for the royal moth (Citheronia splendens sinaloensis).
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