Abutilon theophrasti Med. (syn.: A. avicennae Gaertn.) (As.) – A regular but often ephemeral alien, known since at least 1929 in Belgium. Almost exclusively introduced with cereals, at present as well as in the past. Most often seen on dumps, near grain storages, along road verges or in port areas. In recent years also increasingly recorded as a weed of arable land, especially in beet fields (chiefly in southeastern Limburg and occasionally in West- and East-Flanders). Possibly becoming naturalised locally in such habitats.
Additional information on Abutilon theophrasti in western Europe is available at: http://www.q-bank.eu/Plants/Factsheets/Abutilon%20theophrasti%20NL.pdf.
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Selected literature:
Ascaso J., Ortiz D., Ortas L. & Year J. (2013) Sicyos angulatus L. y Abutilon theophrasti Medicus en Cantabria (España). Sicyos angulatus L. and Abutilon theophrasti Medicus in the province of Cantabria (Spain). Acta Botanica Malacitana 38: 171-172. [available online at: http://www.biolveg.uma.es/abm/Volumenes/vol38/38_Ascaso.pdf]
Follak S., Aldrian U. & Schwarz M. (2018) Spread dynamics of Abutilon theophrasti in Central Europe. Plant Protection Science 50(3): 157-163. [available online at: http://www.agriculturejournals.cz/publicFiles/125604.pdf]
Jäger E.J. (1991) Verbreitung, Biologie und Wuchsform von Abutilon theophrasti Medic. Wiss. Z. Univ. Halle 30(4): 37-48.
Mazomeit J. (2001) Burgert sich Abutilon theophrasti Med. im Oberrheingraben ein? Flor. Rundbr. 34(1): 49-60.
Mennema J. (1982) Onderzoek naar plantengeografische aspecten van adventieve plantesoorten in Nederland. Gorteria 11: 51-58.
Rotteveel A.J.W. (1986) Abutilon theophrasti Med.: het fluweelblad gevestigd? Gorteria 13: 40-42.
Warwick S.I. & Black L.D. (1988) The biology of Canadian weeds. 90. Abutilon theophrasti. Can. J. Plant Sci. 68: 1069-1085.