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Froelichia gracilis (Froelichia gracilis)

Description

Slender cotton-weed is native to North America (probably west of the Mississippi River from Iowa to Mexico), but it has spread widely, particularly along railroad corridors. It can be found along roads, railroads, and other disturbed areas in New England excluding Maine.Anthropogenic (man-made or disturbed habitats), meadows and fields

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Amaranthaceae

              • Genus: Froelichia