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dwarf abutilon, dwarf Indian mallow, little abutilon

butterprint, buttonweed, China jute, chingma, Indian hemp, Indian mallow, pie-marker, velvet-leaf, velvetleaf Indian-mallow

Habit Herbs or subshrubs, perennial, usually to 0.5 m. Stems trailing, minutely stellate-pubescent and sometimes with simple hairs 1 mm. Herbs, annual, to 1+ m. Stems erect, stellate-tomentose, without simple hairs.
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 lanceolate;

petiole subequal to blade;

blade concolorous, broadly ovate to suborbiculate, 8–15 cm, ± as long as wide, base cordate, margins crenulate, apex acuminate, surfaces softly pubescent.

Inflorescences

axillary, solitary flowers.

usually solitary flowers, sometimes cymose or racemose.

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.

calyx 10 mm, lobes not overlapping, erect in fruit, ovate;

corolla pale yellow throughout, petals 8–13 mm;

staminal column glabrous;

style 13–15-branched.

Seeds

3 per mericarp, 2 mm, puberulent.

3 per mericarp, 3–4 mm, minutely puberulent.

Schizocarps

± ovoid, 8–9 × 8–9 mm;

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

broadly ovoid, 15 × 20 mm;

mericarps: apex spinose, spines divergent, 3–6 mm, hirsute.

2n

= 14.

= 84.

Abutilon parvulum

Abutilon theophrasti

Phenology Flowering spring–fall. Flowering summer–fall.
Habitat Dry, open habitats Soybean, corn, and cotton fields, naturalized in disturbed sites
Elevation 500–1500 m (1600–4900 ft) 0–1400 m (0–4600 ft)
Distribution
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AZ; CA; CO; NM; NV; TX; UT; Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sonora, Tamaulipas)
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AL; AR; AZ; CA; CO; CT; DE; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MS; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; UT; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY; ON; Europe; Asia [Introduced in North America]
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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.)

The history of the introduction of Abutilon theophrasti to North America was recounted by N. R. Spencer (1984). It can be abundant locally, thriving when rich cultivated soils are disturbed, especially in the midwestern region. Interference with crops has been extensive.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 6, p. 226. FNA vol. 6, p. 226.
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. mollicomum, A. palmeri, A. parishii, A. parvulum, A. permolle, A. reventum, A. trisulcatum, A. wrightii
Synonyms Sida abutilon
Name authority A. Gray: Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 21. (1852) Medikus: Malvenfam., 28. (1787)
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