Abutilon oxycarpum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Abutilon |
Species: | A. oxycarpum
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Binomial name | |
Abutilon oxycarpum (F.Muell.) Benth.
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Synonyms [1] | |
Sida oxycarpa F.Muell. |
Abutilon oxycarpum, known as flannel weed, [2] straggly lantern-bush, [3] and small-leaved abutilon, [4] is a malvaceous plant native to eastern Australia. It is found on hillsides or floodplains on red sand and limestone. [2]
Flannel weed was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller as Sida oxycarpa in 1860. [5]
It is a perennial herb growing up to 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) tall, but usually not exceeding 0.9 m (2 ft 11 in). It is sometimes taller, up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in). [6] The leaves of Abutilon oxycarpum are heart-shaped with fairly obvious veins. The leaf margins are toothed and slightly hairy and the stems are hairy. [4] It flowers from May to September or October. [2]