PLANTS Profile for Gossypium barbadense (Creole cotton)

Name Search
name search type enter a search name
	State Search
	Advanced Search
	Search Help


	Alternative Crops
	Characteristics
	Classification
	Cover Crops
	Culturally Significant
	Distribution Update
	Documentation
	Fact Sheets & Plant Guides
	Introduced, Invasive, and Noxious Plants
	Links
	Threatened & Endangered
	Wetland Indicator Status



	40,000+ Plant Images
	Submit Your Digital Images



	Complete PLANTS Checklist
	State PLANTS Checklist
	Advanced Search Download
	Symbols for Unknown Plants
	NRCS State GSAT Lists
	NRCS State Plants Lists



	Crop Nutrient Tool
	Ecological Site Information System
	PLANTS Identification Keys
	Plant Materials Web Site
	Plant Materials Publications
	USDA Plant Hardiness Map

Printer-Friendly

PLANTS Profile

Gossypium barbadense L.
Creole cotton

Symbol:

GOBA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Malvaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Subshrub
Shrub

Native Status:

HI		I
PR		I
VI		I

Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file.

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Egypt. Usage Requirements.

More Information:

Images:
Gossypium barbadense L.

Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Gossypium thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery

Synonyms:
Gossypium barbadense L.

	GOBAA	Gossypium barbadense L. var. acuminatum (Roxb. ex G. Don) Triana & Planch.
	GOBR2	Gossypium brasiliense Macfad.
	GOPE	Gossypium peruvianum Cav.
	GOVI4	Gossypium vitifolium Lam.

Distribution:
Gossypium barbadense L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (HI), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Gossypium barbadense L.

View 49 genera in Malvaceae, 6 species in Gossypium

Classification:
Gossypium barbadense L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Malvales
Family	Malvaceae – Mallow family
Genus	Gossypium L. – cotton
Species	Gossypium barbadense L. – Creole cotton

Introduced Information:
Gossypium barbadense L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name=	A \| B \| C \| D \| E \| F \| G \| H \| I \| J \| K \| L \| M \| N \| O \| P \| Q \| R \| S \| T \| U \| V \| W \| X \| Y \| Z \| all
Common Name=	A \| B \| C \| D \| E \| F \| G \| H \| I \| J \| K \| L \| M \| N \| O \| P \| Q \| R \| S \| T \| U \| V \| W \| X \| Y \| Z \| all

More Accounts and Images:
Gossypium barbadense L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21710.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 10:58 PM CDT