Common name:
Shrubby indian mallow
Family:
Scientific name:
Abutilon abutiloides
Main flower color:
Range:
Central and southeast Arizona, and south Texas
Height:
Up to 5 feet
Habitat:
Dry, open locations; slopes, flats, plains, from sea level to 3,000 feet
Leaves:
Ovate, stalked, stellate hairy, the blade up to 4 inches long, with shallow, irregular teeth along the margin
Season:
January to December
Abutilon abutiloides has two distinct populations, in central and south Arizona, and in far south Texas. Plants can bloom any month of the year. This is a shrublike species, up to 5 feet tall, and the stems, leaves and calyces are covered with non-glandular, star-shaped hairs.
The ovate leaves are pointed at the tip, rounded (cordate) at the base. Flowers, around 1 inch across, are solitary or in small racemic clusters. The calyx is five-lobed, the lobes broad, overlapping at the base, and pointed at the tip. Petals are uniformly orange-yellow. The central column contains a group of stamens and a style, with eight to ten branches.
The ovate leaves are pointed at the tip, rounded (cordate) at the base. Flowers, around 1 inch across, are solitary or in small racemic clusters. The calyx is five-lobed, the lobes broad, overlapping at the base, and pointed at the tip. Petals are uniformly orange-yellow. The central column contains a group of stamens and a style, with eight to ten branches.
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