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Buttonweed

Abutilon theophrasti

Photo by Becky Garbo
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

marsh

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Ashish
Yes Its typical Abutilon sp shrub plant's dried seed-pods.
Gordon Dietzman
This looks like seed heads of Velvetleaf Mallow (Abutilon theophrasti). Take a look at http://eol.org/pages/584739/overview and see what you think. I'm not familiar with the mallow group, so it may be another species?

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PublishedAugust 21, 2012

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