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Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Abutilon palmeri (Indian Mallow, Flowering Maple)

 Cabeza Prieta Peak

 

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Abutilon palmeri

Abutilon palmeri

Abutilon palmeri

Abutilon palmeri

Abutilon palmeri

Abutilon palmeri

Habitat: washes, mountains
Life Form: low shrub
Leaf Description: alternate simple leaves
Flower Color: yellow
Flowering Period: Mar. to May
Spines: spineless
Family: Malvaceae (mallow family)
Abundance: restricted

 

References

"Arizona Flora", Thomas A. Kearney and Robert H. Peebles, 1960, University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London (out of print)
    page 539

"A Field Guide to the Plants of Arizona", Ann Orth Epple and Lewis E. Epple, 1995, Falcon Press, Helena, Montana and LewAnn Publishing Co., Mesa, AZ
    plate 535
    page 149

"Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwest Mexico (Southwest Center Series)", Richard Felger, 2001. University of Arizona Press, Tucson
    page 355

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