Amaranthaceae

Plains snakecotton

Froelichia floridana (Nutt.) Moq.

Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Froelichia

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Plains snakecotton (Froelichia floridana) — FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Plains snakecotton

Synonyms

Froelichia campestris Small
Froelichia floridana var. campestris (Small) Fernald
Froelichia floridana var. floridana
Froelichia floridana var. pallescens Moq.
Froelichia gracilis var. floridana (Nutt.) Holz.
Gomphrena exaltata Delile ex Moq.
Gomphrena floridana Spreng.
Oplotheca floridana Nutt.

Flowers

In flower: July to September (from 163 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Darius Regnier, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Aarongunnar, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jade Fortnash, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Siddarth Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.