Amaranthaceae
Texas snakecotton
Froelichia interrupta
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Froelichia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Texas snakecotton, Lophocarpus procumbens, Ninanga interrupta
Synonyms
- Aplotheca interrupta (L.) Mart. ex Cham.
- Celosia interrupta Seub.
- Froelichia alata S.Watson
- Froelichia interrupta var. alata (S.Watson) R.A.McCauley
- Froelichia interrupta var. colimensis R.A.McCauley
- Froelichia interrupta var. cordata Uline & W.L.Bray
- Froelichia lanata Moench
- Froelichia moritziana Klotzsch ex Seub.
- Froelichia texana J.M.Coult. & Fisher
- Froelichia tomentosa (Mart.) Moq.
- Froelichia tomentosa f. collaris Suess.
- Froelichia tomentosa f. nigra Suess.
- Froelichia tomentosa var. angustialata Suess.
- Gomphrena interrupta L.
- Gomphrena spicata Lam.
- Oplotheca interrupta Nutt.
- Oplotheca tomentosa Mart.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, 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.