Abutilon theophrasti

Medikus

Malvenfam., 28. 1787.

Common names: Butterprint China jute chingma Indian hemp pie-marker velvetleaf
IntroducedWeedy
Basionym: Sida abutilon Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 685. 1753
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 226. Mentioned on page 222, 227.

Herbs, annual, to 1+ m. Stems erect, stellate-tomentose, without simple hairs. Leaves: stipules lanceolate; petiole subequal to blade; blade concolorous, broadly ovate to suborbiculate, 8–15 cm, ± as long as wide, base cordate, margins crenulate, apex acuminate, surfaces softly pubescent. Inflorescences usually solitary flowers, sometimes cymose or racemose. Flowers: calyx 10 mm, lobes not overlapping, erect in fruit, ovate; corolla pale yellow throughout, petals 8–13 mm; staminal column glabrous; style 13–15-branched. Schizocarps broadly ovoid, 15 × 20 mm; mericarps: apex spinose, spines divergent, 3–6 mm, hirsute. Seeds 3 per mericarp, 3–4 mm, minutely puberulent. 2n = 84.


Phenology: Flowering summer–fall.
Habitat: Soybean, corn, and cotton fields, naturalized in disturbed sites
Elevation: 0–1400 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Ont., Ala., Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo., Europe, Asia.

Discussion

The history of the introduction of Abutilon theophrasti to North America was recounted by N. R. Spencer (1984). It can be abundant locally, thriving when rich cultivated soils are disturbed, especially in the midwestern region. Interference with crops has been extensive.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Paul A. Fryxell† +  and Steven R. Hill +
Medikus +
Sida abutilon +
Butterprint +, China jute +, chingma +, Indian hemp +, pie-marker +  and velvetleaf +
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0–1400 m +
Soybean, corn, and cotton fields, naturalized in disturbed sites +
Flowering summer–fall. +
Malvenfam., +
Introduced +  and Weedy +
Abutilon theophrasti +
Abutilon +
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