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Desert Chinese lantern

Abutilon leucopetalum

Also called Lanternbush

Desert Chinese lantern
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Abutilon leucopetalum commonly known as desert Chinese lantern, is a flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a small shrub with yellow flowers and branches densely covered with soft hairs.

Where it grows

Desert Chinese-lantern grows on ridges, rocky hills, creek beds and shallow soils in Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Other Abutilon plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abutilon leucopetalum 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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