Abutilon coahuilae |
|
---|---|
|
|
Habit | Subshrubs, to 1 m. Stems erect, densely tomentulose, without simple hairs. |
Leaves | stipules subulate, 3–5 mm; petiole more than 1/2 as long as blade; blade nearly concolorous, ovate, 4–6 cm, ± as long as wide, base truncate to cordate, margins sharply serrulate, apex acute, surfaces tomentulose, obscured by pubescence. |
Inflorescences | solitary flowers or open, terminal panicles. |
Flowers | calyx 5–6 mm, lobes not overlapping, fully reflexed in fruit, lanceolate; corolla rotate, yellow throughout, petals 10–15 mm; staminal column with few stellate hairs apically; style 5-branched. |
Seeds | 3 per mericarp, 2 mm, puberulent. |
Schizocarps | ± cylindric, 8–10 × 6–8 mm; mericarps: apex long-acuminate, surface stellate-pubescent. |
Abutilon coahuilae |
|
Phenology | Flowering year-round. |
Habitat | Open, arid habitats |
Elevation | 1000–1800 m (3300–5900 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; Mexico (Coahuila, Sonora) |
Discussion | Abutilon coahuilae is known from Pima and Pinal counties. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 6, p. 223. |
Parent taxa | |
Sibling taxa | |
Name authority | Kearney: Madroño 12: 115. (1953) |
Web links |