Stats

Lifespan

Annual to Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical scrubland

Range

Worldwide tropics

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Fine Hairs

Status

Common

About

Indian mallow, also known as velvetleaf, is a large genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. Native to the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia, this plant is known for its large, showy, and colorful flowers.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Abutilon