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Abutilon cryptopetalum

Abutilon cryptopetalum
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Abutilon cryptopetalum is a flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a small, upright shrub with yellow or cream-white flowers and variable shaped grey-green leaves and grows in New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Where it grows

This species grows on sandy gravel, near creeks, plains and rocky loam in New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Other Abutilon plants

Viscid Mallow · Hiddenpetal Indian mallow · Dwarf lantern-flower · Texas Indian mallow · Hairy Indian mallow · Monkey Bush · Plain Lantern Flower · Mauve · Chinese Lantern · Pelotazo · Monkeybush · Norfolk Island Abutilon

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abutilon cryptopetalum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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