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viscid mallow
Abutilon viscosum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
sweet Indian MallowAbutilon fruticosum
Anglestem Indian MallowAbutilon trisulcatum
hairy abutilonAbutilon grandifolium
curly herissantiaHerissantia crispa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 252 |
|---|---|
| United States | 227 |
| Ecuador | 38 |
| Mexico | 30 |
| Galápagos | 30 |
| Hawaii | 21 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 8 |
| Sinaloa | 7 |
| Tamaulipas | 7 |
| Colombia | 7 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Mallows, Rock Roses, and Allies · Malvales |
| Family | Mallow and Hibiscus Family · Malvaceae |
| Genus | Indian mallows · Abutilon |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise viscid mallow with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.