velvetleaf

• Nom désignant une plante à feuilles veloutées, notamment un arbuste vivace arborescent du sud-ouest des États-Unis aux feuilles palmées et duveteuses et aux fleurs rouge-pourpre éclatantes, ainsi qu'une plante herbacée annuelle ou semi-ligneuse haute d'Asie tropicale aux feuilles veloutées et aux fleurs jaunes, fournissant une fibre solide et naturalisée en Europe du Sud-Est et aux États-Unis.

A noun referring to a plant with velvety leaves, including an arborescent perennial shrub with palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers native to the southwestern United States, as well as a tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia with velvety leaves and yellow flowers that yields a strong fiber and has naturalized in southeastern Europe and the United States.

1. Arborescent shrubC2formalamericanscientific

   A perennial shrub with palmately lobed, furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers, native to the southwestern United States.

   Abutilon à feuilles de vigne

   • The velvetleaf shrub is commonly found in arid regions of the southwestern US.
   • Its furry leaves and vibrant red-purple flowers make velvetleaf a distinctive plant.
   • Botanists study velvetleaf for its adaptation to dry climates.

   Synonymeswild cotton

2. C2formalscientific

   A tall annual herb or subshrub from tropical Asia, with velvety leaves and yellow flowers, yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and the United States.

   Abutilon d'Asie

   • Velvetleaf is cultivated in some regions for its strong, fibrous stems.
   • The plant's velvety leaves and yellow flowers are characteristic of this species.
   • In southeastern Europe, velvetleaf has become naturalized in many areas.