*Abutilon theophrasti Medikus. Common name: Velvetleaf, Pie-marker, Butterprint, China-jute. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Crop fields, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of s. Asia.
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, C, F, Fl4, FNA6, G, GrPl, K3, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WI, Fryxell (2002); = Abutilon abutilon (L.) Rusby – S, S13; = Abutilon theophrastii Medik. – Il, Pa, RAB, orthographic variant
Links to other floras: = Abutilon theophrasti - FNA6
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
- Great Plains: UPL
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Coarse, erect annual of crop fields, roadsides and other disturbed areas. Native of Asia now found throughout N. America.
Stems: Stems stout, branching, covered in velvety hairs.
Leaves: Leaves alternate, on stout petioles, heart-shaped to broadly oval with a long tip, 2-8 in. long, wavy-margined to obscurely toothed, velvety and giving off a strong odor when crushed.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers solitary or in small, stalked axillary clusters; yellow-orange, 1/2-1 in. wide, consisting of 5 blunt-tipped petals that are united at the base, 5 furry triangular-ovate calyx lobes, and multiple stamens clustered around the style.
Fruits: Fruit a stiff, capsule-like structure composed of a ring of flattened, beaked pods; the shape of this fruit suggests the common names Pie-marker and Butterprint.
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Height: 2-4 ft.
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description: Coarse, erect annual of crop fields, roadsides and other disturbed areas. Native of Asia now found throughout N. America.
stems: Stems stout, branching, covered in velvety hairs.
leaves: Leaves alternate, on stout petioles, heart-shaped to broadly oval with a long tip, 2-8 in. long, wavy-margined to obscurely toothed, velvety and giving off a strong odor when crushed.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers solitary or in small, stalked axillary clusters; yellow-orange, 1/2-1 in. wide, consisting of 5 blunt-tipped petals that are united at the base, 5 furry triangular-ovate calyx lobes, and multiple stamens clustered around the style.
fruits: Fruit a stiff, capsule-like structure composed of a ring of flattened, beaked pods; the shape of this fruit suggests the common names Pie-marker and Butterprint.
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