Genus: Sida — fanpetals

Recent phylogenetic research has indicated that S. hermaphrodita does not belong in Sida and needs to be transferred to a new genus (Aguilar et al. 2003).

Plant form: Sida hermaphrodita. ~ By Michael Hassler. ~ Copyright © 2025 Michael Hassler. ~ Requests for image use not currently accepted by copyright holder ~ Flowering Plants of Pennsylvania - www.botanik.uni-karlsruhe.de/FloraKA/PA/list.php

Leaves: Sida hermaphrodita. ~ By Michael Hassler. ~ Copyright © 2025 Michael Hassler. ~ Requests for image use not currently accepted by copyright holder ~ Flowering Plants of Pennsylvania - www.botanik.uni-karlsruhe.de/FloraKA/PA/list.php

Family

Malvaceae (mallow or hibiscus family)

This genus’s species in New England

Sida hermaphrodita
Sida spinosa

Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key

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