Cotton

Callitriphora

Cotton is a soft, fluffy fiber that grows in bolls on cotton plants. It is used to make clothes, sheets, and other textiles. Cotton plants need lots of sunlight and warm temperatures to grow well.

Hábitat: Farms

Aspecto

The Cotton plant has green, lobed leaves and creamy yellow flowers that fade to pink or red. Its most unique feature is the fluffy white 'boll' that bursts open when ripe, revealing soft fibers around its seeds.

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Cotton

Categoría

Plantas

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Cotton fibers are so strong, they're used to make banknotes too!

Cotton plants were first farmed over 7,000 years ago in Mexico!

Each cotton fiber is actually a tiny hollow tube, like a miniature straw!

The fluffy 'cotton ball' you see is called a boll, and it protects the seeds!

Habilidades especiales

Cotton has lightweight, fluffy fibers that help its seeds catch the wind and float far away to find new places to grow.

The cotton boll acts like a tough, natural armor, keeping its precious seeds safe until they are ready to burst open.

Cotton can grow incredibly strong and soft fibers right on its seeds, which protect them and aid in dispersal.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 90-180 cm
Extensión: 60-90 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 5-7 cm
Temporada de floración: Verano
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Anual
Método de polinización: Autopolinización

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Boll Weevil

Anthonomus grandis

larvae feed on cotton bolls

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

collects nectar and pollen

depends on

Human

Homo sapiens

cultivates for fiber and oil

Rasgos

Fibra

Esta característica de uso humano identifica especies que producen fibras naturales, utilizadas por los humanos para textiles, cuerdas, papel y otros bienes manufacturados.