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Abutilon parvulum

Abutilon mollicomum

dwarf abutilon, dwarf Indian mallow, little abutilon

pintapán cimarrón, Sonoran Indian mallow
Habit Herbs or subshrubs, perennial, usually to 0.5 m. Stems trailing, minutely stellate-pubescent and sometimes with simple hairs 1 mm. Shrubs, 1–2 m. Stems erect, prominently hirsute, with simple hairs 2–4 mm.
Leaves

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, 5–9 mm;

petiole subequal to blade, prominently hirsute;

blade markedly discolorous, broadly ovate or 3–5-angulate, mostly 10–20 cm, ± as long as wide, base cordate, margins irregularly crenate-serrate, apex acuminate, surfaces minutely stellate-pubescent.
Inflorescences

axillary, solitary flowers.

Flowers

calyx 3–5 mm, lobes not overlapping, reflexed in fruit, ovate;

corolla ± pinkish throughout, petals 4–7 mm;

staminal column glabrous;

style 5-branched.

Seeds

3 per mericarp, 2 mm, puberulent.

Schizocarps

± ovoid, 8–9 × 8–9 mm;

mericarps: apex acute or apiculate, minutely stellate-pubescent.

2n

= 14.

Abutilon parvulum

Abutilon mollicomum
Phenology Flowering spring–fall. Flowering late summer.
Habitat Dry, open habitats Open desert habitats, along water courses
Elevation 500–1500 m (1600–4900 ft) 500–2200 m (1600–7200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CA; CO; NM; NV; TX; UT; Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sonora, Tamaulipas)
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from FNA
AZ; NM; TX; Mexico (Chihuahua, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Sonora, Veracruz)
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Discussion

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 mollicomum occurs principally in Chihuahua and Sonora and in adjacent Arizona and New Mexico.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 6, p. 226. FNA vol. 6, p. 224.
Parent taxa Malvaceae > subfam. Malvoideae > Abutilon Malvaceae > subfam. Malvoideae > Abutilon
Sibling taxa
A. abutiloides, A. berlandieri, A. coahuilae, A. fruticosum, A. hirtum, A. hulseanum, A. hypoleucum, A. incanum, A. malacum, A. mollicomum, A. palmeri, A. parishii, A. permolle, A. reventum, A. theophrasti, A. trisulcatum, A. wrightii
A. abutiloides, A. berlandieri, A. coahuilae, A. fruticosum, A. hirtum, A. hulseanum, A. hypoleucum, A. incanum, A. malacum, A. palmeri, A. parishii, A. parvulum, A. permolle, A. reventum, A. theophrasti, A. trisulcatum, A. wrightii
Synonyms Sida mollicoma
Name authority A. Gray: Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 21. (1852) (Willdenow) Sweet: Hort. Brit., 54. (1826)
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