Abutilon incanum


Abutilon incanum, also known as hoary abutilon, pelotazo, pelotazo chico, tronadora, and mao, is a shrub widespread throughout the arid, warm regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico as well as Hawaii.
It grows to between in height; the leaves are Glossary of [leaf morphology#ovate|ovate] to lance-ovate in shape, with crenate margins, and sizes ranging from in width and in length. The solitary 5-petaled flowers are generally orange; in ssp. incanum they are long and orange-yellow, while in ssp. pringlei they are just and a deep orange with maroon spots. The fruits are capsules with 4–6 cells.
It favors rocky slopes and gravelly flats, and occurs in arroyos, at elevations up to. Requiring warm-season rain and mild winters, it is found in the Sonoran Desert, but not the Mojave Desert. In Hawaii, mao can be found growing in Hawaiian [tropical dry forests|dry forests] and Hawaiian [tropical low shrublands|low shrublands] at elevations from sea level to.