What fabric is American cotton?

American cotton is a yarn made of American long-staple cotton.

American cotton is another name for Malvaceae and Gossypium upland cotton. Annual herb, 0.6- 1.5 m high, sparsely covered with long branchlets. The leaves are broadly ovoid, with a diameter of 5-12cm, almost equal to or wider than the width, the base is heart-shaped or heart-shaped in section, usually 3-lobed, rarely 5-lobed, the middle lobe is usually deeply divided to half of the leaves, the lobe is broadly triangular-ovoid, the tip suddenly tapers, the base is wide, the upper part is nearly hairless, there are coarse hairs along the veins, and the lower part is sparsely pilose; Petiole 3- 14 cm long, sparsely pilose; Stipules ovate-falcate, 5-8 mm long, caducous.

Flowers are solitary in leaf axils, and pedicels are usually slightly shorter than petioles; Bracteoles 3 pieces, separated, heart-shaped at the base, gland 1, 7-9 teeth at the edge, 4 cm long and 2.5 cm wide, covered by bristles and cilia; Calyx cup-shaped, lobes 5, triangular, ciliate; Flowers are white or yellowish, then reddish or purple, 2.5-3 cm long; The length of stamen row is 1. 2 centimeters. Capsule ovoid, 3.5-5 cm long, beak, 3-4 cells; The seeds are separated, ovoid, with long white cotton wool and short gray cotton wool, which are not easy to peel off. Flowers bloom in summer and autumn.

It has been widely cultivated in cotton-producing areas all over the country and has replaced kapok and grass cotton. The existing cultivated varieties in China are: Zisi cotton, Dezi cotton, Daizi cotton, Kezi cotton and so on. Recently, there is Lumian No.1 in the north. Native to America and Mexico. /kloc-was introduced to China for cultivation at the end of 0/9th century.