Abutilon oxycarpum
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| Abutilon oxycarpum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Abutilon |
| Species: | A. oxycarpum |
| Binomial name | |
| Abutilon oxycarpum (F.Muell.) Benth. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sida oxycarpa F.Muell. | |
Abutilon oxycarpum, known as flannel weed,[2] straggly lantern-bush,[3] and small-leaved abutilon,[4] is a malvaceous plant native to eastern Australia. It is found on hillsides or floodplains on red sand and limestone.[2]
Flannel weed was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller as Sida oxycarpa in 1860.[5]
