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Abutilon parvulum

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Abutilon parvulum

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Genus
  
Abutilon

Higher classification
  
Indian mallow

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Similar
  
Indian mallow, Abutilon parishii, Mallows, Abutilon incanum, Abutilon sandwicense

Abutilon parvulum is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names dwarf Indian mallow and dwarf abutilon.

It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. 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

Abutilon parvulum Wikipedia


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