Sida elliottii var. elliottii
Synonyms: Sida inflexa Fernald S. leptophylla Small
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 314.
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.