Field Snake Cotton (Froelichia floridana) is an annual forb native to Southern and Midwestern US states (such as Florida, Texas, Minnesota, and Nebraska) that can thrive in USDA Zones 4–10. Reaching a mature height of 2–3 feet with an upright branching growth habit, it features narrow, woolly gray-green leaves and produces dense, cottony white to silvery cylindrical flower spikes. It thrives in dry, sandy soils, open fields, and sand prairies and is ideal for sandy soil stabilization, post-disturbance revegetation, and dryland habitat creation.
Widely distributed across the central and eastern half of the United States, except the far northeast, field snake cotton is found growing in dry, disturbed soils of open woodlands and grasslands. This annual, growing 2-3 feet tall, it is topped with white inflorescence from June-September. The spikelet turns to look like cotton, which gives it part of its name.
Species Attributes
Seeds Per lb
250000
Growing Region
Midwest, Southeast, Intermountain West
Native
Southeast, Intermountain West
Life Form
Forb
Life Cycle
Annual
Light Requirements
Sun
Precipitation Requirements
Low
Mature Height
1-3 ft
Flowering Season
Summer, Fall
Cool/Warm Season
Bloat/Non-Bloat
Bloom Color
White
Bunch/Sod
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