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Cottonseeds

Eriospermum

Also called Fluffyseeds, Woolseeds

Cottonseeds
Photo: Jacquin, Nikolaus Joseph; Mathiae Andreae Schmidt., Public domain
Family
Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Grows as
Bulb

About

Eriospermum is a genus of tuberous flowering plants. It contains 114 species native to sub-Saharan Africa.

Other Eriospermum plants

Eriospermum bayeri · Palm Woolseed · Eriospermum breviscapum · Cape Woolseed · White Fluffyseed · Mini Antler Woolseed · Eriospermum exile · Grassleaf Woolseed · Assegaai Woolseed · Fuzzy Woolseed · Needles Woolseed · Hairyheart Woolseed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eriospermum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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