Bladder-Mallow
Curly Abutilon
Herissantia crispa
Sketched from live specimen.
Fruit of Herissantia crispa observed in a side canyon off Camp Creek, Maricopa Co., Arizona. 29 Aug. 2008. A high resolution image of the fruit has been uploaded to the Wikimedia Commons.
FRUIT :The
shizocarp is inflated and pleated - looks like a miniature lamp shade.
LEAVES: Heart-shaped leaves have prominent veins, esp. on underside.
Margins are toothed.
RANGE: Not uncommon on rocky bajadas and wash banks at mid elevations
in the Sonoran Desert but often obscure.
FLOWERS: Yellow, small to medium sized, five-petaled mallow appears late spring into fall depending on rainfall. The flower
pedicel is curiously bent downward.
PERENNIAL: Weakly shrubby - stems are mostly thin and woody portions
restricted to base. Height is generally leas than
1 meter.
UNARMED.
Malvaceae -- Mallow Family
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- Jepson Manual
- USDA Plant Profile
- ITIS Taxanomic Report
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