Corrugated Sida
Sida corrugata
Prostrate spreading plant to 10 cm tall. Thick root stock, glabrescent or tomentose. Toothed circular to ovate flat leaves to 3 cm long, hairless and green above and hairy below. Five-petalled yellow flowers with notched petals to 6 mm long, singly or in twos, at the base of the leaves.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Flora Type | Herbs |
| Other Common Names | Variable Sida |
| Distinctive Features | Buttercup-like five-petalled yellow flowers. Upper surface of leaf is green. Fruit is very corrugated. |
| Biology | Perennial. Damp places in clay and sandy fertile soils in woodlands and grasslands. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Taxonomy | |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants) |
| Class | Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants) |
| Order | Malvales |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Genus | Sida |
| Species | corrugata |
Member of the Mallow family (Malvaceae). SidaÃ_is from theÃ_GreekÃ_for pomegranate or water lily. ManyÃ_SidaÃ_are attractive toÃ_butterfliesÃ_andÃ_moths.
| Interesting Facts | |
|---|---|
| Similar Species | Sida is a very variable group and may contain a number of entities.Ã_ Tall Sida S. petrophila is similar but up to 2 m in height and with larger flowers. |
| Native Status | Native |