Malvaceae
Big yellow velvetleaf
Wissadula amplissima
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Wissadula
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Big yellow velvetleaf
Synonyms
- Abutilon amplissimum (L.) Kuntze
- Abutilon chapelieri Baill.
- Abutilon crinitum Klotzsch
- Abutilon laxiflorum Guill. & Perr.
- Abutilon polyanthon (Schltdl. ex Link) Sweet
- Sida amplissima L.
- Sida heterosperma Hochst. ex Mast.
- Sida laxiflora Steud.
- Sida pauciflora D.Dietr.
- Sida polyantha Schltdl. ex Link
- Sida racemosa Vell.
- Sida sundensis Spreng.
- Sida tetracocca D.Dietr.
- Wissadula amplissima f. lobulata R.E.Fr.
- Wissadula amplissima var. amplissima
- Wissadula amplissima var. rostrata (Schumach. & Thonn.) R.E.Fr
- Wissadula amplissima var. typica R.E.Fr.
- Wissadula chapelieri (Baill.) Baker f.
- Wissadula heterosperma Hochst. ex Mast.
- Wissadula hirsuta C.Presl
- Wissadula periplocifolia var. hernandioides (L'Hér.) Hochr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos

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Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, 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.