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China Jute/Buttonweed

Abutilon theophrasti

Description:

Small simple yellow flower. The seed pods are interestingly shaped.

Habitat:

Sprung up by itself in an empty garden pot.

Notes:

From Wikipedia: Its specific epithet theophrasti commemorates the ancient Greek botanist-philosopher Theophrastus

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Buttonweed
Abutilon theophrasti Abutilon theophrasti - Buttonweed


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2 Comments

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 8 years ago

You're welcome Sukanya ... :)

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 8 years ago

Thanks, VivBraznell. No doubt about it. It seems it is also called China jute...am using this name as I recently spotted Brazil jute too. LOL! Thanks again.

SukanyaDatta
Spotted by
SukanyaDatta

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Spotted on Sep 6, 2015
Submitted on Sep 7, 2015

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