Prickly Fanpetals
Sida spinosa Linnaeus
Prickly Fanpetals: https://mail.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/2891
Synonyms
Sida angustifolia 
Tags
Non-native

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Status

"Tropical America, north to Mexico, Texas and Arizona" (Reed, 1964).

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Sida spinosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sida
Species:
S. spinosa
Binomial name
Sida spinosa
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Malachodendron corchoroides (Forssk.) J.F.Gmel.
    • Malva spinosa (L.) E.H.L.Krause
    • Malvinda alnifolia Medik.
    • Malvinda spinosa (L.) Medik.
    • Sida angustifolia Lam.
    • Sida angustifolia var. major C.Presl
    • Sida betonicifolia Pav. ex Hemsl.
    • Sida bicolor Cav.
    • Sida bicuspidata J.F.Gmel.
    • Sida boriara Wall.
    • Sida emarginata Willd.
    • Sida glandulosa Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
    • Sida heterocarpa Engelm. ex A.Gray
    • Sida milleri DC.
    • Sida minor Macfad.
    • Sida pimpinellifolia Mill.
    • Sida retusa Wight ex Mast.
    • Sida scabra Thonn.
    • Sida spinosa f. albiflora Magrath
    • Sida spinosa var. angustifolia Griseb.
    • Sida spinosa var. kazmii Abedin
    • Sida subdistans A.St.-Hil. & Naudin
    • Sida tenuicaulis Hook.f.
    • Sida truncata L'Hér.
    • Sida ulmifolia Retz.
    • Stewartia corchoroides Forssk.

Sida spinosa, the prickly fanpetals, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae.[2] It is native to the seasonally dry tropics and subtropics, including Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Madagascar, parts of the Middle East, and the Indian Subcontinent, and it has been introduced to many other locales.[1] A subshrub or herb 0.2 to 1.0 m (8 to 39 in) high, it is typically found in disturbed situations such as roadsides and pastures.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sida spinosa L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Sida spinosa". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  3. ^ "16. Sida spinosa Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 683. 1753. False or Indian or prickly mallow, prickly sida False or Indian or prickly mallow, prickly sida". Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden & Harvard University Herbaria. 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.


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