Field Snakecotton

Field Snakecotton, Plains Snakecotton

Froehlichia floridana (Nutt.) Moq.

Amaranthaceae (Pigweed Family)

▲ seedling

▲ stems and leaves

▲ ▼ flowering stem

▲ inflorescences

▲ mature plants

Froelichia floriadana (Nutt.) Moq.; Field Snakecotton, Cottontails: (Bayer Code: not known; US Code FRFL)

Summer annual in the pigweed family, but not in the pigweed genus; grows 6 inches to about 3 feet tall
Has opposite, hairy, lanceolate leaves that may have a gray or whitish color; no petiole on leaves
Inflorescences is a short spike on an elongated stem (up to 2-3 feet tall) without showy flowers, but many hairs between the flowers and angular fruit that persist on the plant
Found in cultivated crops in sandy soils, can form dense mats of foliage, but usually not as serious a weed pest as the pigweeds/amaranths/waterhemp

(Updated January 15, 2019)