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Photographer: Stephen L. Solheim
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Family Malvaceae
Abutilon theophrasti Medik.
piemarker, velvet-leaf
Abutilon: from the Arabic word for a mallow-like plant
theophrasti: named after the Greek philosopher and botanist Theophrastos (371-c287 B.C.)
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 1'-4' tall, stout, branched, softly hairy forb |
| Flower: | yellow to orange, 5-parted, 1/2"-1" wide; inflorescence a cluster of stalked flowers from the leaf axils; blooms July-Oct. |
| Fruit: | round cluster up to 1" wide with star-like beaks on the top |
| Leaf: | large, broadly heart-shaped, velvety, on stalks about as long as the leaves |
| Habitat: | sun; dry; disturbed sites |
| Notes: | agricultural weed |
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