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 albivenia
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea hochstetteri
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea verbascoidea
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus fuscus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus micranthus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus mutatus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus praeteritus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus rhodanthus
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Hibiscus seineri Seeds 'silky-tomentose'
Malvaceae subfamily Malvoideae Thespesia garckeana
Number of species: 10


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: List of native or naturalised species with each spot-character: Seeds with floss (long cottony hairs).
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=1104, retrieved 27 April 2025

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