Cotton, seed fiber of Malvaceae, is native to subtropics. The plant is shrubby and can grow to 6 meters high in tropical areas, usually 1 to 2 meters. The flowers are milky white, turn dark red shortly after flowering, and then wither, leaving a small green capsule called cotton boll. There are cottonseed in cotton bolls, and the fluff on cottonseed grows from cottonseed hulls and fills cotton bolls. The cotton peach splits when it matures, revealing soft fibers. The fiber is white to white with yellow, about 2 to 4 cm long and contains about 87-90% cellulose. The countries with the highest cotton production are China, the United States and India.