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Malvaceae 



Abutilon 



o -^5 

 Map 1388 



Tilia heterophylla Vent. 



Miles 



5d 



Map 1389 



Abutilon Theophrasti Medic 



5u 



Map 1390 

 Malva sylvestris 

 var. mauretiana fL.) Boiss 



2. Tilia heterophylla Vent. White Basswood. Map 1388. An infre- 

 quent tree on the bluffs and slopes of ravines and streams in a few of the 

 southern counties. 



W. Va. to Ind., southw. to Fla. and Ala. 



175. MALVACEAE Neck. Mallow Family 



Calyx without involucral bracts. 



Leaves mostly 6-15 cm long, cordate at the base. 



Leaves not lobed; flowers yellow 4983. Abutilon, p. 666. 



Leaves lobed; flowers white or pinkish 4994. Napaea, p. 668. 



Leaves less than 6 cm long, from tapering to cordate at the base; flowers yellow 



4998. Sida, p. 668. 



Calyx with involucral bracts. 



Involucral bracts of calyx 2 or 3. 



Leaves oblong-lanceolate or linear; flowers yellow 4995. Malvastrum, p. 668. 



Leaves not oblong-lanceolate or linear; flowers not yellow. 



Blades orbicular in outline; petals obovate; ovaries not beaked 



4992. Malva, p. 667. 



Blades triangular-hastate ; petals truncate ; ovaries beaked 



4992A. Callirhoe, p. 668. 



Involucral bracts of calyx 6 or more. 



Stamen column anther-bearing at the summit; fruit composed of 15-20 carpels... 



4991. Althaea, p. 667. 



Stamen column anther-bearing below the summit ; fruit a 5-celled capsule 



5013. Hibiscus, p. 669. 



4983. ABtJTILON [Tourn.] Mill. 



1. Abutilon Theophrasti Medic. (Abutilon Abutilon (L.) Rusby of 

 Britton and Brown, Illus. Flora, ed. 2.) Velvet-leaf. Indian Mallow. 

 Map 1389. A frequent to common weed found throughout the state. It is 

 found in cultivated grounds, stubble fields, open woodland, and waste 

 places, and along roadsides and railroads. 



Nat. of India; in all but the colder parts of N. A. 



