Sida acuta
Broomweed, Common Wireweed
Other regional names: Snakebush +1 more
- Snakebush
- Soap Bush
Also known as: Malvinda carpinifolia (L.f.) Moench +16 more
- Malvinda carpinifolia (L.f.) Moench
- Sida acuta subsp. acuta
- Sida acuta var. acuta
- Sida acuta var. madagascariensis Hochr.
- Sida acuta var. typica Burm.f.
- Sida arrudiana Monteiro
- Sida artensis Montrouz. ex Guillaumin & Beauvis.
- Sida berlandieri Turcz.
- Sida betulina Lag. ex Spreng.
- Sida bodinieri Gand.
- Sida bradei Ulbr.
- Sida brasila Schrank ex Link
- Sida capensis Cav.
- Sida carpinifolia f. acuta (Burm.fil.) Millsp.
- Sida carpinifolia f. antilliana Millsp.
- Sida carpinifolia f. spiraeifolia (Willd.) Millsp.
- Sida carpinifolia Mast.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Malvaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Sida acuta (commonly known as Broomweed or Common Wireweed) is an annual or shrub belonging to the Malvaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Sida, which contains over 250 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Aruba, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, South China Sea, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Aldabra, Bermuda, C. American Pacific Is., Canary Is., Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Cook Is., Egypt, Fiji, Galápagos, Maldives, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Norfolk Is., Palestine, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, West Himalaya