Malvaceae
‘ilima
Sida cordifolia
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Sida
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Common names
By language (17)
- Arabic
- خبيزة الهند
- arz
- سيدا كورديفوليا
- Bangla
- বেড়েলা
- Burmese
- ရွှေတံတိုင်း, မုတ္တမူလီ
- Chinese
- 圓葉金午時花, 心叶黄花稔, 心叶黄花仔, 心叶黄花捻, 心叶黄花棯
- Dutch
- Indische zandmalve
- English
- ‘ilima, Country mallow, Ilima
- German
- Sandmalve
- hif
- Bariara
- Japanese
- マルバキンゴジカ
- Kannada
- ಹೆತ್ತುತ್ತಿ
- Malayalam
- വെള്ളൂരം
- Marathi
- चिकणा
- Odia
- ବଜ୍ର ମୂଳୀ, ବଜ୍ରମୂଳୀ
- shn
- ယႃႈၶတ်းမွၼ်း, ယႃႈယူးပတ်းၼၢႆးၶၢဝ်, ယႃႈၶၼ်းမွၼ်း
- Swedish
- Sammetsmalva
- Tamil
- சித்தாமுட்டி
Synonyms
- Malvinda cordifolia (L.) Medik.
- Sida cordifolia var. altheifolia (Sw.) Griseb.
- Sida rotundifolia Lam. ex Cav.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to June, September to November (from 294 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tony van Kampen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Richard Fuller, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jade Fortnash, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Connie Nagele, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.