Abutilon incanum – Pelotazo

Abutilon incanum - Pelotazo, Hoary Abutilon (white flower)

Abutilon incanum - Pelotazo, Hoary Abutilon (pink flower)

Abutilon incanum - Pelotazo, Hoary Abutilon (yellow flower)

Abutilon incanum - Pelotazo, Hoary Abutilon (fruit)

Abutilon incanum - Pelotazo, Hoary Abutilon (pink flower and leaves)

Plant Name

Scientific Name: Abutilon incanum

Common Names: Pelotazo, Hoary Abutilon

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial

Growth Habit: Subshrub, Herb/Forb

Arizona Native Status: Native

Habitat: Desert

Flower Color: Pink, White, Yellow

Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Height: To 40 inches (1 m) tall

Description: The 3/4 inch (1.9 cm) wide flowers have a central column of stamens and 5, red-veined petals, each with a dark red basal spot. The flowers are followed by fuzzy green, drying to brown seed capsules with 5 mericarps. The leaves are elongated heart-shaped with toothed margins and a petiole half of the length of the leaf blade. The leaves and stems are densely covered in short, silvery velvet hair.

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 incanum (Link) Sweet – pelotazo

More About This Plant

Arizona County Distribution Map