Malvaceae

Coastal Indian mallow

Abutilon permolle (Willd.) Sweet

Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Abutilon

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Coastal Indian mallow (Abutilon permolle) — FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Coastal Indian mallow

Synonyms

Abutilon confertiflorum A.Rich.
Abutilon peraffine Shuttlew. ex Chapm.
Abutilon peraffine Shuttlew. ex A.Gray
Sida confertiflora (A.Rich.) D.Dietr.
Sida permollis Willd.

Flowers

In flower: March to April, December to January (from 16 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.