Bladder-Mallow
Curly Abutilon
Herissantia crispa
Sketched from live specimen
FRUIT :The
shizocarp is inflated and pleated - looks like a miniature lamp shade.
LEAVES: Heart-shaped leaves have prominent veins, esp. on underside.
Margins are toothed.
RANGE: Mostly uncommon on rocky bajadas and wash banks at mid elevations
in the Sonoran Desert.
FLOWERS: Yellow, small to medium sized, five-petaled mallow appears late spring into fall depending on rainfall. The flower
pedicel is curiously bent downward.
PERENNIAL: Weakly shrubby - stems are mostly thin and woody portions
restricted to base. Height is generally leas than
1 meter.
UNARMED.