Sida elliottii var. elliottii
Synonyms: Sida inflexa Fernald S. leptophylla Small
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 314.
Revision as of 23:45, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Herbs or subshrubs, 0.5–1 m. Leaf blades 3–8 cm, with or without purplish margins. Pedicels 0.5–2.5 cm. Flowers: calyx 6–10 mm, minutely stellate-hairy and hirsute at base and along ribs. Mericarps blunt to spinose apically, spines to 1 mm.
Phenology: Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat: Disturbed sites, stream banks, grasslands, open, shrubby areas, preferring sandy soil
Elevation: 0–300 m
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., Mo., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Va.
Discussion
Variety elliottii occurs generally north of 29°N latitude.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.