Palmer's Indian mallow Malvaceae Abutilon palmeri A. Gray Listen to the Latin   symbol: ABPA
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Leaf: Alternate, nearly round to cordate, coarsely serrate, densely woolly pubescent/velvety above and below, blue-green above and below.
Flower: Very attractive and poppy-like, 5 yellow to orange petals, approximately 1 inch, blooming for most of the summer.

Fruit: A round, multi-parted dry capsule, 1/2 inch in diameter, base covered in dense silky pubescence.

Twig: Densely pubescent and slender, red-brown.

Bark: Green to brown.

Form: A dense rounded shrub, commonly to 4 feet, may reach 8 feet.
 
No range map exists for this species. See a map of the states in which Abutilon palmeri can be found (opens a new window). USDA Plants Database
Abutilon palmeri is native to North America.

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