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Slender Snakecotton, Froelichia gracilis (12)   Slender Snakecotton, Froelichia gracilis (6)   Slender Snakecotton, Froelichia gracilis (4)   Slender Snakecotton, Froelichia gracilis (5)   Slender Snakecotton, Froelichia gracilis (7)   Slender Snakecotton, Froelichia gracilis (8)   Slender Snakecotton, Froelichia gracilis (3)   Slender Snakecotton, Froelichia gracilis (10)   Slender Snakecotton, Froelichia gracilis (11)   Slender Snakecotton, Froelichia gracilis (9)

Amaranthaceae - Amaranth (Pigweed) family
Slender Snakecotton Froelichia gracilis
Flower clusters 1/2"-2" long and become very fluffy. Stem is covered in white hairs. Leaves mostly basal. Plants grow 10"-15" tall.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, (A) June 2004, (B) September 2006
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Callahan, Coleman, Brown, Coke)

Similar Species

Plains Snakecotton Froelichia floridana
Large flower spike with red tips. Thinner stem with no fuzz. Leaves mostly basal. Swollen bright red leaf nodes.
(Native of Texas - Taylor)



Also see:
white Wild Buckwheat
yellow Wild Buckwheat

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