Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Sida rhombifolia var. rhombifolia
FAMILY
Malvaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Sida at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sida rhombifolia
FAMILY
Malvaceae
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 122-05-003:
Sida rhombifolia
FAMILY
Malvaceae
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Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Sida rhombifolia
COMMON NAME:
Arrowleaf Sida, Diamondleaf Fanpetal, Cuban Jute
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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JK Marlow jkm170527_542
May Anderson County SC
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Gill Newberry gn07_s_rhombifolia_habita
July
Habit.
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Keith Bradley kab_s_rhombifolia_77102
July Miami-Dade County FL
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_sida_rhombifolia
July
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JK Marlow jkm060826_017b
August Greenville County SC
Leaf margin dentate, apex obtuse to acute, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm060826_019
August Greenville County SC
Peduncles many times longer than subtending petioles, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
Sida species
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JK Marlow jkm130824_554
August Spartanburg County SC
Flowers solitary, axillary, on long stalks, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry.
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JK Marlow jkm130824_558
August Spartanburg County SC
Leaves rhombic-elliptic, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm130824_561
August Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm130824_615
August Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm130824_618
August Spartanburg County SC
Leaf blade rhombic to oblong-lanceolate or obovate, rarely linear-lanceolate, per Flora of China.
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JK Marlow jkm130824_620
August Spartanburg County SC
Calyx ribbed, 5-6mm, puberulent, lobes ovate, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm140814_603
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140814_606
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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Gill Newberry gn09_s_rhombifolia_flower
September
Petals creamy yellow or straw-yellow, each petal bent obliquely, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_rhombifolia_cubanju
September
The words "Diamondleaf Fanpetal" describe the plant's main features, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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JK Marlow jkm161106_142
November Williamsburg County SC
It may show up almost anywhere, as it seems not to have a habitat preference, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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JK Marlow jkm161106_143
November Williamsburg County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Sida rhombifolia var. rhombifolia
FAMILY
Malvaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sida rhombifolia
FAMILY
Malvaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 122-05-003:
Sida rhombifolia
FAMILY
Malvaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Sida rhombifolia
2131
Forb
Annual/Weak perennial
Non-native: Old World tropics?
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (uncommon in Mountains)
Look for it on roadsides, in fields, gardens, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems not armed
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Cream/Pale yellow
5 sepals united at base
5 petals united at base
Stamens united to form a staminal column surrounding ovary and styles
Superior ovary
Flowers solitary in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p247
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p210
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p048
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p093
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p096
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p331