A yellow Abutilon grandifolium flower cups a dense cluster of stamens above a hairy green calyx

Abutilon grandifolium (Hairy Indian Mallow)


Hairy Indian mallow is a shrub native to South America from Peru to Brazil and northern Argentina. Its stems and flower stalks carry a mixture of long, spreading hairs and short, star-shaped hairs. Yellow to orange flowers open singly or in small groups where the leaves meet the stems. The rounded fruit breaks into several segments, each with a short pointed beak. Photographed in Colombia.


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