Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Digital Library
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Scientific Name:
Gossypium thurberi English Name: Thurber wild cotton Spanish Name: algodoncillo |
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View all images of Gossypium thurberi This species is present in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's live collection. |
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Malvaceae (mallow family)
The mallows number about 1500 species worldwide; most are characterized by alternate, simple, palmate leaves with stellate (branched, star-shaped) hairs. Mallow flowers are easily recognized by the filaments, which are united into a tube surrounding the style. Familiar examples include hibiscus, cotton, okra, and hollyhock. |
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