Sida acuta

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Sida acuta
Sida acut.jpg
Photo by Shirley Denton (Copyrighted, use by photographer’s permission only), Nature Photography by Shirley Denton
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Sida
Species: S. acuta
Binomial name
Sida acuta
Burm. f.
Sida acut dist.jpg
Natural range of Sida acuta from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: common wireweed

Taxonomic notes

The specific epithet means sharpened to a point, in reference to the tip of the leaves[1].

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Sida acuta at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Halictidae: Augochlorella gratiosa

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.

  1. [[1]]Eat the Weeds. Accessed: March 14, 2016