Abutilon palmeri
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Abutilon |
| Species: | A. palmeri |
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| Abutilon palmeri Gray |
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Abutilon palmeri (common names: Palmer's Abutilon, Superstition Mallow, and Palmer's Indian Mallow[1][2]) is a species of Abutilon native the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Description
It is a dense, round shrub growing 3 to 8 feet tall (90-180 + cm), by 3 to 5 feet in diameter (90 cm-1.5 m)[1]; the foliage is characterised by velvety heart-shaped (nearly round to cordate) leaves forming as alternates at meristems. The leaves are serrate, remarkable for dense woolly texture; pubescent; maintains velvety texture and bluish color of green above and below.
The flowers are yellow (5 petals; yellow to orange) and cup-shaped; approximately one inch in size. Plant blooms for most of summer. Abutilon palmeri produces a small fruit (1/2 inch approximate diameter); the fruit is round, capsular and multi-parted and covered with silky pubescence similar to foliage. Branch and stem parts are also pubescent with red-brown coloring to twigs; bark ranging green to brown.[3]
Cultivation
It is a popular ornamental plant in California native plants gardens in Southern California.
References
- ^ a b Palmer's Indian Mallow, Superstition Mallow (Abutilon palmeri)
- ^ ITIS Standard Report Page: Abutilon palmeri
- ^ Abutilon palmeri Fact Sheet
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