Gossypium hirsutum

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Family:	MALVACEAE
Species:	Gossypium hirsutum L.
Common Name:	Upland Cotton
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Annual
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Not Persisting, Not Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	MALVACEAE - Mallow family
Genus	Gossypium
Species	Gossypium hirsutum L. - Upland Cotton

Citation

Citation	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. (ed. 2) 2: 975. 1763.
Basionym:	**
Type:	Type not designated.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Gossypium marie-galante	Gossypium marie-galante Watt, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927: 344. 1927.		ST. VINCENT: Union Island, 11 Jan 1914, Birkinshaw s.n. (holotype: K; isotype: E).
Gossypium asiaticum	Gossypium asiaticum Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 16. 1838.		"Siam blanc veloute", without data, Rohr s.n. (lectotype: C). Lectotypifed by Fryxell, Taxon 18: 406. 1969.
Gossypium barbadense var. hirsutum	Gossypium barbadense Linnaeus, var. hirsutum (Linnaeus) Triana & Planchon, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 4. 17: 171. 1862, non Hooker & Bentham 1849.	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus 1763.
Gossypium barbadense var. marie-galante	Gossypium barbadense Linnaeus, var. marie-galante (Watt) A. Chevalier, Rev. Int. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 18: 118. 1938.	Gossypium marie-galante Watt 1927.
Gossypium birkinshawii	Gossypium birkinshawii Watt, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927: 330. 1927.		ST. VINCENT: Canouan, near Point de Jour, on cliffs about Billy Hole, 15 Jan 1914, Birkinshaw s.n. (holotype: K; isotype: E).
Gossypium caespitosum	Gossypium caespitosum Todaro, Giorn. Reale Ist. Incoragg. Agric. Sicilia 1: 80. 1863.		Cult. at Palermo, Italy, s.d., Todaro s.n. (holotype: PAL).
Gossypium convexum	Gossypium convexum Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 16. 1838.		"Indian", without data, Rohr s.n. (lectotype: C). Lectotypified by Fryxell, Taxon 18: 403-404. 1969.
Gossypium divaricatum	Gossypium divaricatum Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 17. 1838.		"Domingo couronne", without data, Rohr s.n. (lectotype: C). Lectotypified by Fryxell, Taxon 18: 405. 1969.
Gossypium elatum	Gossypium elatum Salisbury, Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 385. 1796, nom. illegit.	Gossypium religiosum Linnaeus 1767.
Gossypium harrissii	Gossypium harrissii Watt, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927: 311. 1927.		JAMAICA: Coastline between Portland POint and Rocky Point, s.d., Harris s.n (holotype: K; isotypes: NY, US).
Gossypium herbaceum var. hirsutum	Gossypium herbaceum Linnaeus, var. hirsutum (Linnaeus) Masters, in Hooker f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 347. 1874.	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus 1763
Gossypium herbaceum var. religiosum	Gossypium herbaceum Linnaeus, var. religiosum (Linnaeus) Masters, in Hooker f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 347. 1874.	Gossypium religiosum Linnaeus 1767.
Gossypium hirsutum var. marie-galante	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus, var. marie-galante (Watt) J. B. Hutchinson, in J. B. Hutchinson et al., Evol. Gossyp. 43. 1947.	Gossypium marie-galante Watt 1927.
Gossypium hirsutum var. mexicanum	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus, var. mexicanum (Todaro) Roberty, Ann. Inst. Bot.- Geol. Colon. Marseille, ser. 6. 3: 43. 1945.	Gossypium mexicanum Todaro 1868.
Gossypium hirsutum var. micranthum	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus, var. micranthum (Cavanilles) Roberty, Candollea 13: 72. 1950.	Gossypium micranthus Cavanilles 1788.
Gossypium hirsutum var. nervosum	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus, var. nervosum (Watt) Roberty, Candollea 13: 66. 1950.	Gossypium nervosum Watt 1927.
Gossypium hirsutum var. paniculatum	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus, var. paniculatum (Blanco) Roberty, Candollea 13: 62. 1950.	Gossypium paniculatum Blanco 1837.
Gossypium hirsutum var. religiosum	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus, var. religiosum (Linnaeus) Watt, Wild Cult. Cotton 201. 1907.	Gossypium religiosum Linnaeus 1767.
Gossypium hirsutum var. schottii	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus, var. schottii (Watt) Prokhanov, Bot. Zurn. SSSR 32: 73. 1947.	Gossypium schottii Watt 1907.
Gossypium hirsutum var. taitense	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus, var. taitense (Parlatore) Roberty, Candollea 13: 66. 1950.	Gossypium taitense Parlatore 1866.
Gossypium hirsutum var. volubile	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus, var. volubile (Ramirez Goyena) Roberty, Candollea 13: 70. 1950.	Gossypium volubile Ramirez Goyena 1909.
Gossypium hirsutum subsp. caespitosum	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus, subsp. caespitosum (Todaro) Roberty, Candollea 13: 58. 1950.	Gossypium caespitosum Todaro 1863.
Gossypium hirsutum subsp. latifolium	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus, subsp. latifolium (Murray) Roberty, Candollea 13: 61. 1950.	Gossypium latifolium Murray 1776.
Gossypium hirsutum subsp. mexicanum	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus, subsp. mexicanum (Todaro) Mauer, Trudy Sredne- Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ. Lenina 18: 22. 1950.	Gossypium mexicanum Todaro 1868.
Gossypium hirsutum subsp. paniculatum	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus, subsp. paniculatum (Blanco) Mauer, Trucy Sredne- Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ. Lenina 18: 22. 1950.	Gossypium paniculatum Blanco 1837.
Gossypium hirsutum subsp. prostratum	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus, subsp. prostratum (Thonning) Roberty, Candollea 13: 59. 1950.	Gossypium prostratum Thonning 1827.
Gossypium hirsutum subsp. punctatum	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus, subsp. punctatum (Schumacher & Thonning) Mauer, Trudy Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ. Lenina 18: 22. 1950.	Gossypium punctatum Schumacher & Thonning 1827.
Gossypium hirsutum var. punctatum	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus, var. punctatum (Schumacher & Thonning) Roberty, Ann. Inst. Bot.-Geol. Colon. Marseille, ser. 6. 3: 42. 1945.	Gossypium punctatum Schumacher & Thonning 1827.
Gossypium hopi	Gossypium hopi Lewton, Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 60(6): 9. 1912.		Cult. at Victoria, Texas, 4 Aug 1909, Lewton 1009 (holotype: US; isotype: US).
Gossypium jamaicense	Gossypium jamaicense Macfadyen, Fl. Jamaica 1: 73. 1837.		JAMAICA: Near Rockfort, s.d., Macfadyen s.n. (holotype: K?).
Gossypium latifolium	Gossypium latifolium Murray, Novi Comment. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 7: 22, t. 1. 1776.		Without data (lectotype: Murray, Novi Comment. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 7: t. 1. 1776). Lectotypified by Fryxell, Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25: 169. 1988.
Gossypium latifolium var. paniculatum	Gossypium latifolium Murray, var. paniculatum (Blanco) Roberty, Candollea 9: 91. 1942.	Gossypium paniculatum Blanco 1837.
Gossypium latifolium var. prostratum	Gossypium latifolium Murray, var. prostratum (Thonning) Roberty, Candollea 9: 90. 1942.	Gossypium prostratum Thonning 1827.
Gossypium latifolium var. taitense	Gossypium latifolium Murray, var. taitense (Parlatore) Roberty, Candollea 9: 89. 1942.	Gossypium taitense Parlatore 1866.
Gossypium mexicanum	Gossypium mexicanum Todaro, Index. Sem. Hort. Reg. Bot. Panorm. 1867: 20, 31. 1868.		MEXICO: Cult. in Italy, 1868, Todaro s.n. (holotype: PAL).
Gossypium micranthum	Gossypium micranthum Cavanilles, Diss. 6: 311. 1788.		Cult. at Paris, without data (holotype: MA; isotype: FI).
Gossypium nervosum	Gossypium nervosum Watt, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927: 324. 1927.		MEXICO: Veracruz: Panuco, 20 Apr 1910, Palmer 351 (holotype: K; isotypes: GH, MO, NY, US).
Gossypium nicaraguense	Gossypium nacaraguense Ramirez Goyena, Fl. Nicarag. 1: 195. 1909.
Gossypium nigrum	Gossypium nigrum Buchanan-Hamilton, var. punctatum (Schumacher & Thonning) Hooker f. & Webb, in Hooker, Niger Fl. 107. 1849.	Gossypium punctatum Schumacher & Thonning 1827.
Gossypium oligospermum	Gossypium oligospermum Macfadyen, Fl. Jamaica 1: 74. 1837.		JAMAICA: Liguanea, s.d., Macfadyen s.n. (holotype: K?).
Gossypium pallens	Gossypium pallens Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 16. 1838.		"Siam couronne brun", without data, Rohr s.n. (holotype: C).
Gossypium paniculatum	Gossypium paniculatum Blanco, Fl. Filip. 539. 1837.		PHILIPPINES: Luzon: Bontoc Subprovince, 9 May 1914, Vanoverbergh 3659 (neotype: B; isoneotypes: A, FI, G, GRO, L, MO, NY, U). Neotypified by Borssum Waalkes, Blumea 14: 1-251. 1966.
Gossypium peruvianum var. marie-galante	Gossypium peruvianum Cavanilles, var. marie-galante (Watt) Roberty, Ann. Inst. Bot.-Geol. Colon. Marseille, ser. 6. 3: 42. 1945.	Gossypium marie-galante Watt 1927.
Gossypium prostratum	Gossypium prostratum Thonning, in Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl. 311. 1827.		GHANA: Without data, Thonning 328 (holotype: S).
Gossypium punctatum	Gossypium punctatum Schumacher & Thonning, in Schumacher, Bescr. Guin. Pl. 308. 1827.		GHANA: Without data, Thonning 327 (holotype: ?).
Gossypium punctatum var. jamaicense	Gossypium punctatum Schumacher & Thonning, var. jamaicense (Macfadyen) Watt, Wild Cult. Cotton 170. 1907.	Gossypium jamaicense Macfadyen 1837.
Gossypium punctatum var. nigeria	Gossypium punctatum Schumacher & Thonning, var. nigeria Watt, Wild Cult. Cotton 170. 1907, nom. inadmiss.	Gossypium punctatum Schumacher & Thonning 1827.
Gossypium punctatum var. prostratum	Gossypium punctatum Schumacher & Thonning, var. prostratum (Thonning) Watt, Wild Cult. Cotton 174. 1907.	Gossypium prostratum Thonning 1827.
Gossypium purpurascens var. taitense	Gossypium purpurascens Poiret, var. taitense Parlatore) Roberty, Candollea 7: 332. 1938.	Gossypium taitense Parlatore 1866.
Gossypium religiosum	Gossypium religiosum Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 12. 462. 1767.		Without data, Turra s.n. (lectotype: LINN 874.6). Lectotypified by Watt, Wild Cult. Cotton Pl. World 201, 203, pl. 32. 1907.
Gossypium schottii	Gossypium schottii Watt, Sild Cult. Cotton 206. 1907.		MEXICO: Yucatan: Merida, 24 Aug 1865, Schott 602 (holotype: BM; isotypes: F, MO, US).
Gossypium sericatum	Gossypium sericatum Prokhanov, Bot. Zurn. SSSR 32: 73. 1947.		MEXICO: Cult. in Tashkent,
Gossypium siamense	Gossypium siamense Tussac, Fl. Antill. 2: 68. 1818.		TAHITI: Without data, Moerenhout s.n. (holotype: FI; isotype: G-DC).
Gossypium tricuspidatum var. jamaicense	Gossypium tricuspidatum Lamarck, var. jamaicense (Macfadyen) Mauer, Origin Syst. Cotton 315. 1954.	Gossypium jamaicense Macfadyen 1837.
Gossypium tricuspidatum var. oligospermum	Gossypium tricuspidatum Lamarck, var. oligospermum (Macfadyen) Mauer, Origin Syst. Cotton 315. 1954.	Gossypium oligospermum Macfadyen 1837.
Gossypium volubile	Gossypium volubile Ramirez Goyena, Fl. Nicarag. 1: 195. 1909.
Gossypium purpurascens var. punctatum	Gossypium purpurascens Poiret, var. punctatum (Schumacher & Thonning) Harland, Empire Cotton Growing Conf. 2: 24. 1934.	Gossypium punctatum Schumacher & Thonning 1827.
Hibiscus barbadensis var. oligospermum	Hibiscus barbadensis (Linnaeus) Kuntze, var. oligospermum (Macfadyen) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 68. 1891.	Gossypium oligospermum Macfadyen 1837.
Hibiscus barbadensis var. religiosus	Hibiscus barbadensis (Linnaeus) Kuntze, var. religiosus (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 68. 1891.	Gossypium religiosum Linnaeus 1767.
Hibiscus barbadensis var. hirsutus	Hibiscus barbadensis (Linnaeus) Kuntze, var. hirsutus (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 68. 1891.	Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus 1763.
Xylon religiosum	Xylon religiosum (Linnaeus) Moench, Methodus 616. 1794.	Gossypium religiosum Linnaeus 1767.
Gossypium herbaceum

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Clarke, Covington, Crenshaw, Dallas, Etowah, Franklin, Geneva, Houston, Jackson, Lee, Limestone, Marengo, Marion, Mobile

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNAF, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
ALNHS00002090	Lee	09 Jun 2013	Barger, T. Wayne SP#1175	ALNHS Gossypium hirsutum L.
TROY000006970	Crenshaw	12 Nov 2000	Diamond, Alvin R. 12244	TROY Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus
UWAL0006743	Dallas	09 Nov 2006	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12567	UWAL Gossypium hirsutum L. var. hirsutum
TROY000043901	Houston	24 Nov 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 27092	TROY Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus
TROY000044672	Geneva	17 Aug 2017	Byrd, Cameron 1407	TROY Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus
UWAL0046828	Autauga	13 Oct 2016	Parker, Matthew R. 221	UWAL Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus
JSU131994	Clarke	14 Sep 1997	Whetstone, R. David 18916	JSU Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_73672	Covington	22 Oct 2009	Hansen, Curtis J. 4565	AUA Gossypium Hirsutum L.
TROY000045650	Autauga	13 Oct 2016	Parker, Matthew R. 221	TROY Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus
JSU131995	Etowah	10 Oct 1995	Hodge-Spaulding, Lesley M. 4405	JSU Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_15037	Dallas	19 Jul 1969	Floyd, Jr., John A. 126	AUA Gossypium Hirsutum L.
TROY000030011	Dallas	09 Nov 2006	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12567	TROY Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus var. hirsutum
UWAL0017000	Mobile	02 Nov 2013	Horne, Howard E. 2453	UWAL Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus
UWAL0034728	Limestone	02 Aug 1996	Kral, Robert 86296	UWAL Gossypium hirsutum L.
UWAL0009553	Marengo	25 Jul 2011	England, J. Kevin 3114	UWAL Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus
UWAL0033299	Franklin	13 Aug 2016	England, J. Kevin 6721	UWAL Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus
UWAL0032955	Houston	24 Nov 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 27092	UWAL Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus
UNAF0001683	Marion	00 May 1984	Cruce, Angie 02433	UNAF Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus
JSU131996	Jackson	19 Jul 1999	Brodeur, Kristin R. 2112	JSU Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_71695	Lee	9 Jun 2013	Barger, T. Wayne SP1175	AUA Gossypium Hirsutum L.

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Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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