Abutilon hulseanum
{{Short description|Species of mallow in Florida}}
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| genus = Abutilon
| species = hulseanum
| authority = (Torr. & A. Gray) Torr. ex Baker f.
| synonyms =
- Abutilon commutatum {{small|K.Schum.}}
- Abutilon leucophaeum {{small|Hochr.}}
- Sida hulseana {{small|Torr. & A.Gray}}
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Abutilon hulseanum, the mauve or red Indian mallow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae.{{Cite web |title=Abutilon hulseanum |url=https://www.fnps.org/plant/abutilon-hulseanum |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=www.fnps.org |publisher=Florida Native Plant Society}}{{cite POWO |id=:60467477-2 |title=Abutilon hulseanum (Torr. & A.Gray) Torr. ex Baker f. |access-date=27 March 2023 }}
Description
Abutilon hulseanum is a short-lived perennial shrub growing to {{cvt|7|ft|m}}. Its showy orange-pink flowers bloom from late winter to early spring.{{Cite web |title=Abutilon hulseanum |url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ABHU |publisher=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center |website=www.wildflower.org }}
Distribution
It is native to New Mexico, Texas, Florida, most of Mexico, Honduras, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Leeward Islands, and the Windward Islands. In some contexts it is an invasive weedy plant, and adapts readily to disturbed habitats, such as old orange groves.{{Cite web |url=http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant.aspx?id=648 |title=Abutilon hulseanum - Species Details |website=Atlas of Florida Plants}}{{Cite web |title=Abutilon hulseanum (Torr. & A. Gray) Torr. & A. Gray Mauve Mallow |url=https://www.regionalconservation.org/ircs/database/plants/PlantPage.asp?TXCODE=Abuthuls |publisher=The Institute for Regional Conservation |website=www.regionalconservation.org }}
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Category:Flora of the South-Central United States
Category:Flora of Central Mexico
Category:Flora of Northeastern Mexico
Category:Flora of Southeastern Mexico
Category:Flora of the Leeward Islands
Category:Flora of the Windward Islands
Category:Plants described in 1892
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