Malvaceae
Hoary abutilon
Abutilon incanum
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Abutilon
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- أبو طيلون رمادي
- arz
- ابو طيلون رمادى
- English
- Hoary abutilon, Hoary Indian-mallow, Pelotazo
- Hawaiian
- Ilima pua kea, Kooloa kea, Koʻoloa kea, Mao, Maʻo, ʻIlima pua kea
Synonyms
- Abutilon incanum subsp. pringlei (Hochr.) Felger
- Abutilon mochisense Hochr.
- Abutilon pringlei Hochr.
- Abutilon pringlei var. sinaloense Hochr.
- Abutilon pringlei var. sinaloensis Hochr.
- Sida incana Link
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.