Mallow family (Malvaceae) ⁶

Summary ⁷

Abutilon theophrasti (velvetleaf, velvetweed, Chinese jute, China jute, buttonweed, butterprint, pie-marker, or Indian mallow) is an annual plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southern Asia. Its specific epithet theophrasti commemorates the ancient Greek botanist-philosopher Theophrastus.

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Cornell Weed Identification, Cornell University.
Wisconsin Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Midwest Invasive Species Information Network.

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1. (c) Еlena, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Еlena, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58247271
2. (c) John Beetham, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by John Beetham, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3819243
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4. (c) Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alvin Diamond, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19659622
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6. (c) Isaac Winkler, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
7. Adapted by Isaac Winkler from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abutilon_theophrasti

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