| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | There is only a single non-cultivated specimen at SERNEC: Scotland County, fallow area next to cornfield; D. Sharp in 1973. Specimens from Beaufort, Cleveland, Guilford, Halifax, Mecklenburg, Orange, and Tyrrell counties are all from cultivated plants.
Native to Central America and the West Indies; in N.A. escaped from VA and IL south to FL and TX; also NM. | |
| Abundance | Very rare as an escape, despite being grown on thousands of acres in NC. | |
| Habitat | Fallow area next to cornfield. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting July-October. | |
| Identification | As a fruiting plant, cotton needs no introduction. The leaf blades are shallowly 3-5 lobed. The large flowers occur in axils, singly or a few together, creamy or yellowish, with or without a red spot center. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | G4G5 | |
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| USACE-agcp | FACU link |
| USACE-emp | FACU link |
