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Abutilon palmeri (common names: Palmer's Abutilon, Superstition Mallow, and Palmer's Indian Mallow) is a is a species of Abutilon
Abutilon

Abutilon is a large genus of approximately 150 species of broadleaf evergreens in the Malva family, Malvaceae. The genus includes Annual plant, Perennial plant, shrubs, and small trees from 1-10 m tall, and is found in the tropical and subtropical regions of all continents....
 which is native to San Diego County in Southern California
Southern California

Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its population centers on the cities of Los Angeles, California, San Diego, California, San Bernardino, California, and Riverside, California....
. It is a dense, round shrub
Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall....
 growing 3 to 8 feet tall (90-180 + cm), by 3 to 5 feet in diameter (90 cm-1.5 m); the foliage is characterised by velvety heart-shaped (nearly round to cordate) leaves forming as alternates at meristem
Meristem

A meristem is the biological tissue in all plants consisting of undifferentiated cells and found in zones of the plant where growth can take place....
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Abutilon palmeri (common names: Palmer's Abutilon, Superstition Mallow, and Palmer's Indian Mallow) is a is a species of Abutilon
Abutilon

Abutilon is a large genus of approximately 150 species of broadleaf evergreens in the Malva family, Malvaceae. The genus includes Annual plant, Perennial plant, shrubs, and small trees from 1-10 m tall, and is found in the tropical and subtropical regions of all continents....
 which is native to San Diego County in Southern California
Southern California

Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its population centers on the cities of Los Angeles, California, San Diego, California, San Bernardino, California, and Riverside, California....
. It is a dense, round shrub
Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall....
 growing 3 to 8 feet tall (90-180 + cm), by 3 to 5 feet in diameter (90 cm-1.5 m); the foliage is characterised by velvety heart-shaped (nearly round to cordate) leaves forming as alternates at meristem
Meristem

A meristem is the biological tissue in all plants consisting of undifferentiated cells and found in zones of the plant where growth can take place....
s. The leaves are serrate, remarkable for dense woolly texture; pubescent; maintains velvety texture and bluish color of green above and below. The flowers are yellow (5 petals; yellow to orange) and cup-shaped; approximately one inch in size. Plant blooms for most of summer. Abutilon palmeri
Abutilon palmeri

Abutilon palmeri is a is a species of Abutilon which is native to San Diego County in Southern California. It is a dense, round shrub growing 3 to 8 feet tall , by 3 to 5 feet in diameter ; the foliage is characterised by velvety heart-shaped leaves forming as alternates at meristems....
 produces a small fruit (1/2 inch approximate diameter); the fruit is round, capsular and multi-parted and covered with silky pubescence similar to foliage. Branch
Branch

A branch or tree branch is a woody structural Limb connected to but not part of the central trunk of a tree . Large branches are known as boughs and small branches are known as twigs.....
 and stem
Stem

STEM may also refer to:* a Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope or Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy * STEM fields, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, collectively considered core technological underpinnings of an advanced society...
 parts are also pubescent with red-brown coloring to twigs; bark ranging green to brown.

It is a popular ornamental
Ornamental

Ornamental may refer to:*Christmas ornaments used to festoon a Christmas tree*Ornamental grass, a type of grass grown as a decoration*Ornamental iron, mild steel that has been formed into decorative shapes, similar to wrought iron work...
 plant in native plant gardens in Southern California.

Scientific classification

Mallow
Mallow

Mallow or Mallows may refer to:Nature:* Malvaceae, family of plants; in particular the following genera:** Abelmoschus** Althaea ? Marsh mallow...
 family of dicotyledon
Dicotyledon

Dicotyledons, or "dicots", is a name for a group of flowering plants whose seed typically has two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. There are around 199,350 species within this group....
 angiosperms.
  • Genus: Abutilon P. Mill. -- abutilon, Indian mallow
  • Species: Abutilon palmeri (Gray) -- Palmer Indian mallow, Palmer's Indian mallow