Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Froelichia gracilis (Hooker) Moquin-Tandon
(Slender Snakecotton)

Family: Amaranthaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Froelichia gracilis is a slender annual. It flowers as a cottony white spike, frequently in stream or creekbeds at lower to mid-elevations in the Gila Wilderness.
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Froelichia gracilis, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, July 3, 2007

Froelichia gracilis, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Mangas Road, August 30, 2010

Froelichia gracilis, closeup, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Mangas Road, August 30, 2010

Froelichia gracilis, closeup of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, September 9, 2011

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