Family: Malvaceae Scientific name: Sida acuta Description: Plant Form Perennial or annual herb or small shrub. Size 30 cm to 1.5 m tall. Stem Woody, branching several times, round, fibrous, covered in fine hairs. Leaves Lance shaped with serrated edges, alternately arranged on stem. Flowers Yellow, usually singular sometimes in pairs. Fruit and Seeds Hard structure that goes from green to brown as matures, sometimes in clusters, breaking apart into 8-10 wedge shaped seeds. Habitat Roadsides, pastures, rangelands, plantations, campsites. Distinguishing Features Very similar to other Sida species. Distinguished from Malvastrum species by having a second layer of bracts below flower (epicalyx). Impacts Outcompetes with crop species, unpalatable, reduces species diversity.
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