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bracted fanpetals

Sida ciliaris

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 108, February 103, March 117, April 263, May 216, June 114, July 101, August 76, September 165, October 181, November 101, December 98.
United States1,748
Texas1,302
Hawaii486
Mexico266
Baja California Sur53
Sinaloa51
Bolivia41
Ecuador38
Beni35
Galápagos32

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMallows, Rock Roses, and Allies · Malvales
FamilyMallow and Hibiscus Family · Malvaceae
GenusSidas · Sida

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