Thurber's Cotton

Gossypium thurberi Todaro

Mallow family

Plant Type
Tree, Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
6.0 feet
Flower Color
White, Red, Yellow
Bloom Time
Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Alabama argillacea, Anavitrinella pampinaria, Anomis erosa, Bucculatrix thurberiella, Citheronia splendens sinaloensis, Crocidosema plebejana, Elasmopalpus lignosellus, Euzophera semifuneralis, Helicoverpa zea, Homoeosoma electella, Loxostege sticticalis, Moodna ostrinella, Omiodes simialis, Pectinophora gossypiella, Platyedra subcinerea, Platynota flavedana, Pyroderces badia, Pyroderces rileyi, Schreckensteinia deflecta, Spodoptera frugiperda, Thorybes diffusa

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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