Cotton Plant
... What people don’t know about them is that their clothing is made out of cotton. That’s right; a witch would be nothing with out the cotton plant. Scientists have discovered cotton plants dating back to over seven thousand years. Cotton plants have been found in Mexico, India, England, and Egypt. It wasn’t until 1607 that the first documented cotton seed was planted in North America along the James River in Virginia. Cotton is part of the Gossypium Hirsutum family. If independently grown in nature, the cotton plant can grow up to 3.5 meters, but if grown on a farm, the cotton plant will only grow to about 1. ... The type of cotton that is most familiar to us is American upland cotton. America Upland cotton is a green leaved shrubby plant that produces pink flowers that later turn into cotton bolls. The cotton bolls are one of the most important parts of the plant. They hold the cotton fiber and its seeds. Inside the cotton boll is a fluffy substance referred to as lint. ... Although the cotton plant can survive in a dry environment thanks to its 1. ... The cotton plant is a dicotyledonous plant, meaning that it has a soft and woody stem with branches placed in a spiral. When it grows, the cotton plant develops a system of roots to help it gather water during droughts and dry weather. First, the cotton plant grows a primary root system called a taproot. ... The lateral roots are developed mostly by the pericycle (the outermost cell layer of the stele in a plant, frequently becoming a multilayered zone. ... The root of a cotton plant can be divided into three parts. ... Then as the plant progresses, secondary root growth begins. ... The stem is one of the most important parts of a plant. It is used to support the plant and transport nutrients and water from the roots to the rest of the plant. The stem of a cotton plant is a great example or a dicot. A dicot is a plant that shows both primary and secondary growth. The outermost layer of the stem of a cotton plant is the epidermis.