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Weed Science & Agronomy
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Bayer Code : abuth

Scientific name: Abutilon theophrasti Medicus

Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Abutilon avicennae Gaertner, Sida abutilon L.

Classification: Malvaceae, Dicotyledonous

Common name: velvet leaf

Synonym(s) of Common name:

Name per country : DE : Samtpappel ; ES : abutilon ; FR : abutilon d'Avicenne ; IT : cencio molle ; PT : malvao ; EN : velvet leaf ;

Biological type: Annual

Seed snapshot Seed:

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Seedling snapshot Seedling snapshot Seedling:

- Cotyledons ovate cordate base, glabrous.

- Leaves entire, cordate-orbicular base, crenate. ;

Adult plant snapshot Adult plant snapshot Adult plant:

- Height:50-200 cm.

- Stem pubescent, erect, generally not branched.

- Leaves softly villose, round with cordate base, crenate, acuminate.7-9 prominent veins.

- Flowers yellow, few isolated, on the axils of leaves. Corolla around 20-40 mm in diameter, pedicels shorter than petioles. Calyx softly hairy, sepals ovate, pointed, fused, with sticky underside. Bracteoles absent.

- Fruit multiple, longer than calyx, with two points.

- Biological type : annual.

Ecological profile (click on flags): Spain   Present     Italy  Present     Portugal  Present     France  Rare    

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