Arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States.

synonyms: Lavatera arborea, tree mallow, velvet-leaf.

Tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States.

synonyms: Abutilon theophrasti, butter-print, China jute, Indian mallow, velvet-leaf, velvetweed.

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