Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Sida rhombifolia var. rhombifolia
FAMILY
Malvaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Sida at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sida rhombifolia
FAMILY
Malvaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sida rhombifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6 (2015)
Sida rhombifolia var. rhombifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sida rhombifolia
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, 1938)
Sida rhombifolia
COMMON NAME:
Arrowleaf Sida, Diamondleaf Fanpetal, Cuban Jute
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JK Marlow jkm170527_542
May Anderson County SC
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JK Marlow jkm220722_9197
July Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
It may show up almost anywhere, as it seems not to have a habitat preference, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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JK Marlow jkm220722_9197b
July Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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 (Porcher, 1995).
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JK Marlow jkm130824_558
August Spartanburg County SC
Leaves rhombic-elliptic, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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 (Sorrie, 2011).
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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 (Sorrie, 2011).
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JK Marlow jkm161106_142
November Williamsburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm161106_143
November Williamsburg County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Sida rhombifolia var. rhombifolia
FAMILY
Malvaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sida rhombifolia
FAMILY
Malvaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sida rhombifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6
Sida rhombifolia var. rhombifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sida rhombifolia
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, 1938)
Sida rhombifolia
2131
Forb
Annual/Weak perennial
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, gardens, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Old World tropics?
Common (uncommon to rare in Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p337
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p247
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p210
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p048
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p257
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p093
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p096
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p331
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