Froelichia gracilis

Common Name: 
cottonweed
Scientific Name: 
Froelichia gracilis (Hooker) Moq.
Family Name: 
Amaranthaceae - Amaranth Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced annual, reproducing by seed
Stems
ascending to upright, slender, branched at base, pubescence web-like
Stems of Cottonweed
Stems of Cottonweed
Leaves
opposite, linear to narrow-lanceolate, entire, sessile, pubescence web-like, mostly below
Flowers
inconspicuous, petal absent, sepals woolly and often pinkish; terminal spike
Flowers of Cottonweed
Flowers of Cottonweed
Flowers of Cottonweed