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Bladder-Mallow
Curly Abutilon

Herissantia crispa

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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.

Malvaceae -- Mallow Family

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