Skip to main content

Cotton Plant

Gossypium hirsutum

Photo by GarySmith2
Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

31.8396, -100.988

Field Notes

Description:

The plant is a shrub. Cotton grows in a boll from pods along the stems. The fibersis almost all cellulose.

Habitat:

This plant was part of a fiels in the open plains of southwest Texas. The fiels was already harvested and remnants of unpicked cotton remained on the periphery of the field.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (0)

Be the first to comment

Sign in to comment

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Signs of Wildlife
Mission
Herbs & Spices – Source Plants
Mission
NWF: Watch for Wildlife!
Photographed
PublishedMarch 10, 2013

Community Sponsor

Butterfly
Become a Community Sponsor and Help Grow our Global Movement!

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Butterflies icon
Become a Community Sponsor

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon

Nature & Conservation Organizations

Brands & Mission-Focused Companies