Abutilon parvulum

Dwarf abutilon, Dwarf Abutilon, dwarf abutilon, dwarf abutilon

Family: Malvaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.3

Dwarf abutilon is a rare (CNPS 2B.3) California native perennial found in the Providence Mountains in arid, rocky shadscale scrub at elevations of 900 to 1,300 meters. Flowering from April to May, this plant produces orange-pink to reddish flowers 3 to 6 millimeters long in solitary axillary clusters. Growing with much-branched, decumbent stems 10 to 40 centimeters tall covered in stellate hairs, it has a woody root system. Its leaves are 1 to 5 centimeters long, three-lobed, dentate, and scattered with stellate hairs. The fruit consists of 5 to 6 segments, each with 3 seeds and short erect beaks.

Habitat: Arid, rocky slopes, shadscale scrub

Bloom period: Apr-May

Elevation: 900-1300 m

Bioregions: DMtns (Providence Mtns)

California counties: San Bernardino

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