species 5,746 observations
Upland Cotton
Gossypium hirsutum
Field notes
Supports All
107
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Corn Earworm Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth, Tobacco Budworm Moth, Ipsilon Dart Moth
40
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Vegetable Leafminer, Acmaeodera scalaris
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Museum Beetle, Pissonotus delicatus, Indian Cotton Jassid, Pissonotus albovenosus
20
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Autumn Meadowhawk, American Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee
36
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Brown-bordered Sunflower Blister Beetle, Elasmus, Geocoris uliginosus, Long-necked Seed Bug
9
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained Moist
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Habit
- Multi stemmed
From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.