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Malvaceae

Shrubby Indian mallow

Abutilon abutiloides (Jacq.) Garcke ex Hochr.

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Abutilon
Shrubby Indian mallow: Abutilon abutiloides . King Canyon Wash, Tucson Mountains, Saguaro National Park West, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Arabic
أبو طيلون سميك الأوراق
English
Shrubby Indian mallow

Synonyms

  • Abutilon americanum J.Martyn
  • Abutilon americanum (L.) Sweet
  • Abutilon crassifolium G.Don
  • Abutilon crassifolium var. tomentosum (Cav.) G.Don
  • Abutilon decarpum Raf.
  • Abutilon dentatum Rose
  • Abutilon domingense Turcz.
  • Abutilon jacquinii G.Don
  • Abutilon lignosum (Cav.) G.Don
  • Abutilon scabrum S.Watson
  • Lavatera americana L.
  • Sida abutiloides Jacq.
  • Sida americana (L.) L.
  • Sida crassifolia L'Hér.
  • Sida jacquinii D.Dietr.
  • Sida lignosa Cav.
  • Sida tomentosa Cav.
  • Sida tricuspidata Cav.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.