Gossypium hirsutum
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Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), also known as long staple cotton, is the most widely planted species of cotton in the United States, constituting some 95% of all cotton production. Worldwide, the figure is about 90% of all production for this species.
Archeological evidence from Mexico shows the cultivation of this species as long as 7,000 years ago. This is the earliest evidence of cotton cultivation found anywhere on earth.
[edit] External links
- Cotton Botany at Cotton Inc.
- The Story of Cotton
- Upland cotton at Plant of the Week
- Upland cotton in herbal use
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