Amaranthaceae
Slender snakecotton
Froelichia gracilis
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Froelichia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Slender snakecotton
- Japanese
- ハマデラソウ, 浜寺草
Synonyms
- Froelichia braunii Standl.
- Froelichia texana (A.Braun) Small
- Oplotheca gracilis Hook.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sandy pardes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, 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.