Malvaceae
Texas Indian mallow
Abutilon fruticosum
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Abutilon
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Common names
By language (6)
- Arabic
- أبو طيلون شجيري
- arz
- ابو طيلون شجيرى
- English
- Texas Indian mallow, Desert mallow, Indian mallow, Pelotazo, Shrubby abutilon, Sweet Indian mallow
- Hebrew
- אבוטילון השיח
- Igbo
- Desert mallow, Indian mallow, Pelotazo, Shrubby abutilon, Sweet Indian mallow, Texas Indian mallow
- Persian
- برگ نمدی درختچهای
Synonyms
- Abutilon albidum subsp. fruticosum (Guill. & Perr.) Maire
- Sida perrottetiana D.Dietr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: John Pavelka, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.