Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
↑Summary
The main species of cultivated cotton; wild plants are native to southern Mexico and a small region of southern Florida, but plants have also escaped cultivation at many sites across North America.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Native | |
| Introduced | |
| Introduced or Not Present | |
| Native or Introduced |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Uses
This species is responsible for about 90% of commercial cotton production worldwide, and about 95% in the U.S.
In addition to its use for fiber, it is used to produce cottonseed oil.
↑Links & External Resources
• Gossypium hirsutum (upland cotton) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Gossypium hirsutum | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Gossypium hirsutum | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Gossypium hirsutum | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Gossypium hirsutum | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Gossypium hirsutum | Missouri Plants (About This Site)
• Upland Cotton | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
