Plant Name
Scientific Name: Abutilon abutiloides
Synonyms: Abutilon californicum Benth., A. lemmoni
Common Name: Shrubby Indian Mallow
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Subshrub, Herb/Forb
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Desert
Flower Color: Golden orange-yellow
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Height: To 60 inches (1.5 m) tall
Description: The 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide flowers have a central column of stamens and 5 petals that are slightly longer than the sepals. The flowers open late in the afternoon. The leaves are heart-shaped with toothed edges. Both the plants and leaves are stellate pubescent (covered in short, velvety, radiating, star-shaped hairs). The similar A. berlandieri (A. californicum auct. non Benth.) is not found in Arizona.
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Dilleniidae
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae – Mallow family
Genus: Abutilon Mill. – Indian mallow
Species: Abutilon abutiloides (Jacq.) Garcke ex Hochr. – shrubby Indian mallow
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