Malvaceae

Spreading fanpetals

Sida abutilifolia Mill.

Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sida

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Spreading fanpetals (Sida abutilifolia) — FlowerPhoto: Linda Jo Conn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Spreading fanpetals

Synonyms

Sida arabica J.F.Gmel.
Sida betonicifolia Balb. ex DC.
Sida caespitosa Helwig
Sida diffusa Kunth
Sida diffusa var. setosa (A.Gray) Baker f.
Sida editorum Gand.
Sida filicaulis Torr. & A.Gray
Sida filicaulis var. setosa A.Gray
Sida filiformis Moric.
Sida glechomifolia Gand.
Sida javensis subsp. expilosa Borss.Waalk.
Sida ovata Cav.
Sida pilosa Cav.
Sida procumbens Sw.
Sida supina L'Hér.
Sphaeralcea filicaulis Hemsl.
Sphaeralcea filicaulis var. setosa (Torr. & A.Gray) Hemsl.
Sphaeroma filicaule (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: March to October (from 490 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Linda Jo Conn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: IDClaire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: IDClaire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: En el nido, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: IDClaire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: En el nido, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wendy A, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.