Pelotazo
Indian Mallow
Abutilon incanum
Sketched from live specimen observed in the Growler Mts., Pima Co., Arizona. 27 March 1993.
FLOWERS: Five pale yellow petals with numerous stamens fused into a
column around the style. Flowering late spring into autumn. Petal color varies
from yellow to shades of white or pink.
FRUIT: A pleated shizocarp (brakes apart at maturity into single-seeded
sections).
SUB-SHRUB: A weakly woody shrub sometimes a meter tall.
LEAVES: Triangular to deltoid leaves are 1 to 4 cm long - occas. smaller
or larger - and with serrated margins, a heart-shaped base and velvety
texture.
RANGE: A common plant at mid elevations in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona
and Sonora. Variable leaf and flower size. There are several similar looking Abutilon
spp. in the Southwest.
UNARMED.