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Froelichia gracilis

(Hook.) Moq.

Slender Cottonweed

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.161215

Element CodePDAMA0A050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyAmaranthaceae

GenusFroelichia

Other Common Names

Froelichie grêle (FR) slender snakecotton (EN) Slender Snake-cotton (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1984-12-07

Change Date1984-12-07

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	SNA	No

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Kansas	S4	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Colorado	S3	Yes
Wyoming	SH	Yes
West Virginia	SH	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Delaware	SNA	No
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Illinois	SNA	No
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Vermont	SNA	No
Iowa	S3	Yes
North Carolina	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Alabama	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
Virginia	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Arizona (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lower San Francisco	Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests	59,310

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hell Hole	Gila National Forest	19,553

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.