Spreading Fanpetals Flower Sabino Canyon main road 11/5/15 Spreading Fanpetals Flower Sabino Canyon main road 11/5/15 Spreading Fanpetals Stem Spreading Fanpetals Leaves Sabino Canyon main road 11/5/15 Spreading Fanpetals Stem Spreading Fanpetals Plant


Wildflowers of Southern Arizona


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Spreading Fanpetals.
Sida abutifolia.
Mallow (Malvaceae) family.

The flowers emerge singly from the leaf axils. The individual flowers are 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide and have 5 fan-shaped, notched, lopsided petals. The leaves have scalloped edges and are hairy, dark green, and lanceolate to rounded in shape. The stems are hairy, prostrate, and often reddish brown in color.

Santa Catalina Mountains.
Molino Basin Campground
Location: By sidewalk at entrance picnic table
5/26/15

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