Sida acuta Burm.fil. is a plant in the Malvaceae family, order Malvales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Sida acuta Burm.fil.
Common wireweed (Sida acuta) is a pantropical flowering mallow that is invasive in northern Australia.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Sida acuta Burm.fil., commonly known as common wireweed, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is thought to have originally come from Central America. It currently has a pantropical distribution and is classified as a weed in some regions. In northern Australia, it is recognized as an invasive species. The beetle Calligrapha pantherina has been introduced there as a biological control agent to manage this plant population.
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Apeiba membranacea Spruce ex Benth.
Eremalche exilis (A.Gray) Greene
Alcea rosea L.
Abutilon parvulum A.Gray
Grewia villosa Willd.
Sidalcea calycosa M.E.Jones
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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