Abutilon abutiloides

Shrubby abutilon

Family: Malvaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.1

Shrubby abutilon is a rare (CNPS 2B.1) California native shrub found in open, arid habitats at elevations up to 1,000 meters. Flowering throughout the year, this plant produces yellow flowers approximately 10 to 12 millimeters long with yellow stigmas. Growing as a densely branched, rounded subshrub to 1.5 meters tall with erect stems covered in roughly stellate hairs. Its heart-shaped leaves are 2 to 10 centimeters long, velvety to the touch, and unlobed with a pointed tip. The fruit develops in segments 10 to 16 millimeters long, covered in stellate hairs with simple margins.

Habitat: Open, arid habitats

Bloom period: All year

Elevation: <= 1000 m

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.