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| Abutilon parvulum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Abutilon |
| Species: | A. parvulum |
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| Abutilon parvulum A.Gray | |
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.
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
- Fryxell, Joan (1983). "A revision of Abutilon sect. Oligocarpae (Malvaceae), including a new species from Mexico". Madroño.
- 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.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- NRCS. "Abutilon parvulum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- Photo gallery
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