Malvaceae
Flaxleaf fanpetals
Sida linifolia
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Sida
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 条叶黄花稔
- English
- Flaxleaf fanpetals
- sg
- Sên tî yäkä
Synonyms
- Malva hirsuta Aubl.
- Sida angustissima Miq.
- Sida campi Vell.
- Sida graminifolia Rich.
- Sida linearifolia Thonn.
- Sida longifolia Brandegee
- Sida viminea Fisch. ex Link
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.