Malvaceae

Panicled sandmallow

Sidastrum paniculatum (L.) Fryxell

Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sidastrum

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Panicled sandmallow (Sidastrum paniculatum) — Photo: Makoto Makoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 锥花沙棯
English: Panicled sandmallow

Synonyms

Sida alpestris A.St.-Hil.
Sida atrosanguinea Jacq.
Sida capillaris Cav.
Sida floribunda Kunth
Sida humboldtii D.Dietr.
Sida paniculata L.
Sida paniculata var. floribunda (Kunth) Triana & Planch.
Sida paniculata var. normalis Kuntze
Sida paniculata var. rufescens Baker f.
Sida schweinfurthii Baker f.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Makoto Makoto, 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.