Gossypium hirsutum L.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Gossypium hirsutum L.

  • Collector(s)

    E. W. Hudson s.n., 1912 or earlier

  • Location

    United States of America. Arizona. Sacaton, at the Pima Reservation [on Gila River].

  • Collection Notes

    [Cotton and yarn samples are attached to the specimen sheet. Written on the attached specimen packet:] "Aboriginal yarn secured by E. W. Hudson among the Pima Indians." [Members of the Pima tribe, "under Hudson's tutelage, grew the first Egyptian cotton in Western America."-- W. W. Woehlke, "Egypt in America's Desert," 18 Sept. 1915. "Hudson was an Arizona pioneer who played an important role in the development of Arizona's agricultural resources, especially in the development of Pima cotton."--www.AzArchivesonline.org.]

  • Specimen Notes

    USDA, ARS Herbarium; College Station, Texas; Donated to NY in 1993.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3878211

    Occurrence ID: eab203f8-255e-4949-b419-4898d0b933f9

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Gossypium hirsutum L.

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Arizona

  • Locality

    Sacaton, at the Pima Reservation [on Gila River].

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HERBARIUM
OF
P. A. FRYXELL
Bi*TANic
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03878211
Ubi/A, AivS Herbarium
College Station, Texas
Donated to NY in lfW
U.S. Department of /IgricuMure
Agricultural Research Service ~ Crops Research Division
Cotton Branch Herbarium
Gossypium hirsutum L.
ARIZONA: Sacaton, at the Pima Rservation.
(Cited by Lewton, Smithson. Misc. Coll., vol.
60, no. 6, p. 8, in description of G. hopi.)
Collector E. W. Hudson
Dote! 1912 or earlier	No. —
Bureau of Plant Industry.
Ì U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE..
Official Business.
PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE, $300.
03878211