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Gossypium hirsutum L.
Upland Cotton

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] edn 2, 2:975 (1763)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Herb or shrub, to 3 m high. Fl. yellow-white, May to Jul. Irrigated black sand, disturbed pindan. Cultivated areas, along roadside drains, possibly naturalised.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 June 2005
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Northern Kimberley, Pilbara, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Cape Range, Hart, Keep, Mitchell, Pindanland, Roebourne, Tanami Desert.
IMCRA Regions
Pilbara (nearshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Karratha, Meekatharra, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.