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$Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor percentages of waxes, fats, pectins, and water.\n\nThe plant is a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, Africa, Egypt and India. The fiber is most often spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft, breathable, and durable textile. Cotton covers 2.5% of the world's cultivated land but uses 10-16% of the world's pesticides (including herbicides, insecticides, and defoliants), more than any other single major crop.\n\nOrganic cotton is generally defined as cotton that is grown organically in subtropical countries such as India, Turkey, China, and parts of the USA from non-genetically modified plants, and without the use of any synthetic agricultural chemicals such as fertilizers or pesticides[1] aside from the ones allowed by the certified organic labeling. Its production is supposed to promote and enhance biodiversity and biological cycles. Organic cotton is only 1-2% of global cotton production, and is currently being grown in many countries.$

plant at sunset with blurred background. Different petals

Seed Cotton left hanging on the stems after being cultivated

$Close-up of cotton bolls, ready for harvest, on a cotton plant growing on a California central valley farm.\n\nTaken in the San Joaquin Valley, California, USA.$

Close up of Green Branch of Close Box of Soft Fluffy Cotton Fiber. Voluminous cozy Flower turned towards the Sun on the background of a warm Cotton Field against the background of Larger Cob.

Cotton like seed heads on a tree in an English garden.

Tree cotton, Gossypium barbadense flower in bloom with nature blurred background

Farm field of white soft cotton crop plants ready for harvest

Close-up of organic Thai hybrid variety cotton fruits or cotton ball on the cotton crops in the cotton field india

$Close-up of cotton bolls, ready for harvest, on a cotton plant growing on a California central valley farm.\n\nTaken in the San Joaquin Valley, California, USA.$

Close-up of Ripe cotton bolls on branch.Cotton silk tree.Kapok.

Fremontodendron californicum, with the common names California flannelbush, California fremontia, and flannel bush, is a flowering shrub native to diverse habitats in southwestern North America. Seed pod. Malvaceae.

Close up of a fluffy willow twig on a blurred background

Photo of cotton balls in cultivated field. No people are seen in frame. Shot with a full frame mirrorless camera and a tele photo lens.

A close-up shot of delicate yellow flowers blooming amidst vibrant green leaves. The petals have a soft, velvety texture that catches the sunlight, enhancing their pale yellow hue. The surrounding green foliage, with its intricate leaf patterns, complements the gentle blossoms, creating a harmonious display of nature's beauty in a lush garden setting.

Kapok, seeds of the ceiba pentandra tree, which are wrapped in a kind of absorbent cotton.

Rose of Sharon seed pods in the Springtime closeup

Cotton Fields that are ready for harvesting.

Gossypium L growing in vegetable garden in the field

Asclepias fascicularis is a species of milkweed known by the common names narrowleaf milkweed and Mexican whorled milkweed. It is a perennial herb that grows in a variety of habitats. The Fish Slough Ecological Reserve. In Mono and Inyo Counties of California. Owens Valley. In Autumn and in seed.

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