Sida hackettiana

(Spiked Sida)

FAMILY

Malvaceae

Species

Sida hackettiana (syn. S. subspicata)

Common name(s)

Spiked Sida

Flower colour; life form

Flowers yellowish. Erect shrub to 1.5 m tall, sparsely branched.

Distinguishing features

Leaves hairy, elliptical to about 7 cm long. Flowers sessile, loosely arranged, corolla drying rusty. Stamens fused to one another. Fruit with 4-6 mericarps.

Sida subspicata