Indian mallow

noun

Also called velvetleaf.��an Asian plant, Abutilon theophrasti, of the mallow family, having velvety leaves and yellow flowers: it is cultivated in China for its jutelike fiber and has become naturalized as a weed in North America.
any of certain related species.

Indian mallow

noun

a tall malvaceous weedy North American plant, Abutilon theophrasti, with small yellow flowers and large velvety leaves

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We recommend Palmer’s Indian mallow, Abutilon palmeri, a somewhat rare plant that will appeal to your independent nature.

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Examples of Southern California drought-tolerant plants: Yarrow, Indian mallow and artemisia.

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There was also a species of sida or Indian mallow, a sort of purslain, and another small plant, that seemed, from its leaves, a mesembryanthemum, with two species of grass.

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They have likewise necklaces of many strings of very small shells, or of the dried flowers of the Indian mallow.

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