Froelichia

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Froelichia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Froelichia (J. A. Froelich, physician of Ellwangen, Germany, monographed Gentiana in 1796; died 1841). Amarantaceae. About a dozen species of woolly or hairy American annuals, found chiefly in W. Indies, Mex. and Brazil, scarcely planted: lvs. opposite, entire or nearly so: spikes opposite, terminal; fls. perfect, 3- bracted; calyx tubular, 5-cleft, hardened and spiny- crested in fr.; stamens 5, with united filaments: fr. an indehiscent utricle, inclosed in the filament-tube. F. floridana, Moq., has been advertised for sale in Amer. It is cult, abroad. Height 1—4 ft., leafless above: lvs. linear to oblong or lanceolate: spikes 2 in. long or more; fls. white and woolly, set off by small blackish bracts: fr. broadly winged and irregularly toothed. July-Sept. B.M. 2603 (as Oplotheca floridana). Dry sandy areas, Del. to Fla., and west. F. campestris, Small, is by some authors considered not to be distinct. L. H. B. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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