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Abutilon mollicomum

pintapán cimarrón, Sonoran Indian mallow
Habit Shrubs, 1–2 m. Stems erect, prominently hirsute, with simple hairs 2–4 mm.
Leaves

stipules subulate, 5–9 mm;

petiole subequal to blade, prominently hirsute;

blade markedly discolorous, broadly ovate or 3–5-angulate, mostly 10–20 cm, ± as long as wide, base cordate, margins irregularly crenate-serrate, apex acuminate, surfaces minutely stellate-pubescent.

Abutilon mollicomum
Phenology Flowering late summer.
Habitat Open desert habitats, along water courses
Elevation 500–2200 m (1600–7200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; NM; TX; Mexico (Chihuahua, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Sonora, Veracruz)
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Discussion

Abutilon mollicomum occurs principally in Chihuahua and Sonora and in adjacent Arizona and New Mexico.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 6, p. 224.
Parent taxa Malvaceae > subfam. Malvoideae > Abutilon
Sibling taxa
A. abutiloides, A. berlandieri, A. coahuilae, A. fruticosum, A. hirtum, A. hulseanum, A. hypoleucum, A. incanum, A. malacum, A. palmeri, A. parishii, A. parvulum, A. permolle, A. reventum, A. theophrasti, A. trisulcatum, A. wrightii
Synonyms Sida mollicoma
Name authority (Willdenow) Sweet: Hort. Brit., 54. (1826)
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