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Sida

not marked as a favorite taxon Sida elliottii Torrey & A. Gray var. elliottii. Common name: Coastal Plain Sida. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Stream banks, sandy openings, pineland pond margins, limestone glades and barrens, mesic hammocks. Distribution: Var. elliottii ranges from se. VA south to n. FL, west to LA and north in the interior to c. TN and se. MO.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: S. inflexa, of se. VA and ne. NC, is alleged to differ as follows: S. inflexa with calyx 7-10 mm long, leaves elliptic to narrowly elliptic, 4-20 mm wide, (3-) 4-10× as long as wide (vs. S. elliottii var. elliottii with calyx 5-7 mm long; leaves narrowly lanceolate to linear, 1.5-7 mm wide, 10-20× as long as wide).

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA6, K4, Mo3, POWO, Va, Siedo (2014); < Sida elliottii Torr. & A.Gray — Ar, C, Fl4, G, Il, RAB, S, S13, Tn, WH3; >< Sida elliottii Torr. & A.Gray — F, Fryxell (1985); > Sida elliottii Torr. & A.Gray var. elliottii — NS; > Sida inflexa Fernald — F, NS, Fryxell (1985); Sida elliottii Torr. & A.Gray. Basionym: Sida elliottii Torr. & A.Gray 1838

Links to other floras: = Sida elliottii var. elliottii - FNA6

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Upright perennial.

Stems: Stems tough to woody, branched, hairy.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, petiolate, with conspicuous linear stipules, linear to narrowly oblong, 1/2-2 in. long, serrate, hairy above and smooth below.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers solitary or in small branching clusters arising from leaf axils, orange-yellow, 1 in. wide, consisting of 5 widely ovate-triangular petals with blunt to scalloped tips surrounding a central cluster of stamens (in 5 bundles) and styles.

Fruits: Fruit a ring of 7-10 joined podlike, kidney-shaped segments, each with 2 beaks; about 1/4 in. wide and surrounded by persistent, triangular calyx lobes.

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Height: 1-3 ft.

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description: Upright perennial.

stems: Stems tough to woody, branched, hairy.

leaves: Leaves alternate, petiolate, with conspicuous linear stipules, linear to narrowly oblong, 1/2-2 in. long, serrate, hairy above and smooth below.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers solitary or in small branching clusters arising from leaf axils, orange-yellow, 1 in. wide, consisting of 5 widely ovate-triangular petals with blunt to scalloped tips surrounding a central cluster of stamens (in 5 bundles) and styles.

fruits: Fruit a ring of 7-10 joined podlike, kidney-shaped segments, each with 2 beaks; about 1/4 in. wide and surrounded by persistent, triangular calyx lobes.

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