Abutilon_parvulum

<i>Abutilon parvulum</i>

Abutilon parvulum

Species of flowering plant

Abutilon parvulum is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names dwarf Indian mallow and dwarf abutilon and native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.[1][2]

Quick Facts Abutilon parvulum, Scientific classification ...

This is a perennial herb growing from a woody root and producing a multibranched stem to a maximum height near 40 centimetres (16 in). The oval or heart-shaped leaves are 1 to 4 centimetres (0.39 to 1.57 in) wide. The stem and foliage are covered thinly in woolly hairs. The solitary flowers have light orange to red rounded petals just a few millimeters long. The fruit is a fuzzy body nearly a centimeter long divided into five segments.

References

  1. [1]
    Fryxell, Joan (1983). "A revision of Abutilon sect. Oligocarpae (Malvaceae), including a new species from Mexico". Madroño.
  2. [2]
    McNair, D.M.; J. Fox; R. Lindley; S.D. Carnahan; M.E. Taylor; E. Makings (2018). "Identifying Abutilon parishii (Malvaceae) and similar species in Arizona and Sonora" (PDF). Phytoneuron.


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