- Abutilon parvulum
taxobox
name = "Abutilon parvulum"
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Eudicots
unranked_ordo =Rosids
ordo =Malvales
familia =Malvaceae
genus = "Abutilon "
species = "A. parvulum"
binomial = "Abutilon parvulum"
binomial_authority = A.Gray|"Abutilon parvulum" is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name dwarf Indian mallow. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. This is a perennial herb growing from a woody root and producing a multibranched stem to a maximum height near 40 centimeters. The oval or heart-shaped leaves are 1 to 4 centimeters wide. The stem and foliage are covered thinly in woolly hairs. The solitary flowers have light orange to red rounded petals just a few millimeters long. The fruit is a fuzzy body nearly a centimeter long divided into five segments.
External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5042,5043,5045 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ABPA3 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Abutilon+parvulum Photo gallery]
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