Abutilon parvulum |
Abutilon theophrasti |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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Synonyms | Sida abutilon | |
Name authority | A. Gray: Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 21. (1852) | Medikus: Malvenfam., 28. (1787) |
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