Malvaceae
Common wireweed
Sida acuta
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Sida
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Common names
By language (12)
- Bambara
- Cɛganafuralan
- Bangla
- বেড়েলা
- Burmese
- ဝက်ချေးပနဲပင်, မုတ္တမူလီပင်, ရွှေတံတိုင်းပင်
- Chinese
- 細葉金午時花, 黄花稔, 亚罕闷, 扫把麻, 黄花捻, 黄花棯, 细叶金午时花
- dag
- Bulasani, Sambani kaanigu
- English
- Common wireweed, Broom weed, Common wire weed, Morning mallow
- Ewe
- Tchakatchaka
- French
- Herbe dure
- Malayalam
- മലങ്കുറുന്തോട്ടി
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈယႃႈၶတ်းမွၼ်း
- Tamil
- அரிவாள்மனை பூண்டு, அரிவாள் மணைப்பூண்டு, அரிவாள் மூக்குப் பச்சிலை, காயப்பூண்டு
- Thai
- หญ้าขัดใบยาว
Synonyms
- Malvinda carpinifolia (L.f.) Moench
- Sida acuta subsp. acuta
- Sida acuta subsp. carpinifolia (L.f.) Borss.Waalk.
- Sida acuta var. acuta
- Sida acuta var. madagascariensis Hochr.
- Sida arrudiana Monteiro
- Sida berlandieri Turcz.
- Sida betulina Lag. ex Spreng.
- Sida bodinieri Gand.
- Sida bradei Ulbr.
- Sida brasila Schrank ex Link
- Sida capensis Cav.
- Sida carpinifolia f. acuta (Burm.f.) Millsp.
- Sida carpinifolia f. spiraeifolia (Link) Millsp.
- Sida carpinifolia var. acuta (Burm.f.) Kurz
- Sida carpinifolia var. antillana Millsp.
- Sida carpinifolia var. spiraeifolia Millsp.
- Sida chanetii Gand.
- Sida commixta Gand.
- Sida crassa Gand.
- Sida disticha Sessé & Moc.
- Sida foliosa Splitg. ex de Vriese
- Sida frutescens Cav.
- Sida garckeana Pol.
- Sida grandior Gand.
- Sida lancea Gand.
- Sida lanceolata Retz.
- Sida malifolia Gand.
- Sida martinicensis Gand.
- Sida martiusiana Gand.
- Sida parens Gand.
- Sida repanda Roth
- Sida rugosa Thonn.
- Sida schrankii DC.
- Sida scoparia Lour.
- Sida spiraeifolia Link
- Sida spireifolia Willd.
- Sida stauntaniana DC.
- Sida stauntoniana DC.
- Sida versatilis Gand.
and 2 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Navassa Island: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ketleycbarreto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Jessephu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: ᱤᱧ ᱢᱟᱛᱟᱞ, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: tonyo mizerio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Sarah Carney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.