Seeds with floss (long cottony hairs)

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

E.g. cotton!

FamilySpeciesComment
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea verbascoidea
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Gossypium herbaceum subsp. africanum var. africanum
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus micranthus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus praeteritus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Thespesia garckeana
Number of species: 5

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Caprivi: List of native or naturalised species with each spot-character: Seeds with floss (long cottony hairs).
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=1104, retrieved 15 July 2025

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