Abutilon hulseanum |
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mauve |
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Habit | Herbs or subshrubs, perennial, 1–2 m. Stems erect, stellate-tomentulose and with simple hairs 2–4 mm. |
Leaves | stipules filiform, 8 mm; petiole subequal to blade; blade ± discolorous, ovate, mostly 6–10 cm, longer than wide, base cordate, margins crenate, apex rounded-acute, surfaces softly tomentulose. |
Inflorescences | solitary flowers. |
Flowers | calyx 12–15 mm, lobes basally overlapping, erect, cordate, accrescent to 15–20 mm; corolla yellowish throughout, fading pinkish, petals 20 mm; staminal column glabrous; style 12-branched. |
Seeds | 4–6 per mericarp, 2 mm, puberulent. |
Schizocarps | ± oblate, 12–15 × 20–25 mm; mericarps: apex apiculate, surface prominently hirsute, hairs 1–2 mm. |
2n | = 14. |
Abutilon hulseanum |
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Phenology | Flowering winter–spring. |
Habitat | Roadsides, disturbed sites, secondary vegetation |
Elevation | 0–100 m (0–300 ft) |
Distribution |
FL; LA; TX; Mexico; West Indies |
Discussion | Plants of Abutilon hulseanum are sometimes misidentified as A. pauciflorum A. Saint-Hilaire, which is known only from Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 6, p. 223. |
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Synonyms | Sida hulseana |
Name authority | (Torrey & A. Gray) Torrey ex Baker f.: J. Bot. 30: 328. (1892) |
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