''Abutilon icanum'', also known as hoary abutilon, pelotazo, pelotazo chico, tronadora, and ''mao'' (

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only ...

), is a shrub widespread throughout the arid, warm regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico as well as

. It grows to between in height; the leaves are

ovate Ovate may refer to: * Ovate (egg-shaped) leaves, tepals, or other botanical parts *Ovate, a type of prehistoric stone hand axe A hand axe (or handaxe or Acheulean hand axe) is a prehistoric stone tool with two faces that is the longest-used ...

to lance-ovate in shape, with

crenate A leaf ( : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, ste ...

margins, and sizes ranging from in width and in length. The solitary 5-petaled

flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism ...

s are generally orange; in ssp. ''incanum'' they are long and orange-yellow, while in ssp. ''pringlei'' they are just and a deep orange with maroon spots. The fruits are capsules with 4–6 cells. It favors rocky slopes and gravelly flats, and occurs in arroyos, at elevations up to . Requiring warm-season rain and mild winters, it is found in the

Sonoran Desert The Sonoran Desert ( es, Desierto de Sonora) is a desert in North America and ecoregion that covers the northwestern Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur, as well as part of the southwestern United States (in Arizon ...

, but not the

Mojave Desert The Mojave Desert ( ; mov, Hayikwiir Mat'aar; es, Desierto de Mojave) is a desert in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the Southwestern United States. It is named for the indigenous Mojave people. It is located primarily i ...

. In Hawaii, ''mao'' can be found growing in dry forests and low shrublands at elevations from sea level to .

References

External links

''Abutilon incanum'' information
from th
Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)
incanum Flora of Arizona Flora of Baja California Flora of Hawaii Flora of Sinaloa Flora of Sonora Plants described in 1822 Flora of Baja California Sur {{Malveae-stub