Gossypium hirsutum L.
Upland Cotton
- Reference
- Sp.Pl. 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.
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.