Sida ulmifolia P. Miller. Common name: Broomweed, Wireweed. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of the Tropics, the original northern limit uncertain. Usually considered native in peninsular FL, but the area of nativity uncertain.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA6; = n/a – C, Pa; = Sida carpinifolia L.f. – RAB, S; >< Sida acuta Burm.f. – K1, K3, K4, S13, Fryxell (1985), misapplied; > Sida acuta Burm.f. var. acuta – Bah; < Sida acuta Burm.f. var. carpinifolia K.Schum.; > Sida acuta Burm.f. var. carpinifolia K.Schum. – Bah; < Sida ulmifolia Mill. – Fl4, WH3, WI
Links to other floras: = Sida ulmifolia - FNA6
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (name change)
- Great Plains: UPL (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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