Abutilon parvulum
Abutilon fruticosum
dwarf abutilon, dwarf Indian mallow, little abutilon
pelotazo, Texas Indian mallow
stipules subulate, 2–4 mm;
petiole 1/2 to as long as blade;
blade concolorous, broadly ovate, to 5 cm, length ± equaling width, base cordate, margins coarsely dentate, apex acute, surfaces sparsely pubescent, visible through pubescence.
stipules subulate, 2 mm;
petiole shorter than blade;
blade ± concolorous, ovate, 2–10 cm (often smaller), somewhat longer than wide, base cordate, margins irregularly serrate, apex acute, surfaces minutely stellate-pubescent.
axillary, solitary flowers.
solitary flowers or terminal panicles.
calyx 3–5 mm, lobes not overlapping, reflexed in fruit, ovate;
corolla ± pinkish throughout, petals 4–7 mm;
staminal column glabrous;
style 5-branched.
calyx 3–5 mm, lobes not overlapping, reflexed in fruit, lanceolate-ovate, to 8 mm wide;
corolla yellow throughout, petals 5–10 mm;
staminal column glabrous;
style 6–9-branched.
3 per mericarp, 2 mm, puberulent.
3 per mericarp, 2 mm, puberulent but appearing glabrous.
± ovoid, 8–9 × 8–9 mm;
mericarps: apex acute or apiculate, minutely stellate-pubescent.
cask-shaped, 8–9 × 8–9 mm;
mericarps: apex acute or apiculate, surface tomentulose.
= 14.
= 14.
Abutilon parvulum
Abutilon fruticosum
Abutilon parvulum is an inconspicuous plant and thus not often collected. It has trailing branches, uncommon in Abutilon.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Abutilon fruticosum is thought to be native to the New World; it also occurs disjunctly in northern Africa and the Levant countries. It is widespread in southwestern Texas, scarce in Oklahoma and Arkansas, and is known from Chaves and Lincoln counties, New Mexico.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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