Scientific Name (Species, Family): Gossypium herbaceum L., Malvaceae
Common name(s): Levant cotton
Type of reproductive material: Seed
Weight of 100 seeds: 9.265 g / 0.327 oz
Plant life cycle: Perennial (in nature), Annual (as a crop)
Plant Part commercially exploited: fibbers
Average Yield potential tons per hectare: 1-3 (fiber and seeds) Outdoors