Taxon: Sida abutifolia Mill.

Summary

Genus:

Sida

Family:

Malvaceae

Subfamily:

Malvoideae

Tribe:

Malveae

Nomen number:

463746

Place of publication:

Gard. dict. ed. 8: Sida no. 12. 1768

Verified:

09/22/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Sida filicaulis Torr. & A. Gray
Sida procumbens Sw.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
CalFlora Database Project. CalFlora: a botanical resource for California on the internet (on-line resource).
Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	spreading fantails			1	CalFlora Database Project. CalFlora: a botanical resource for California on the internet (on-line resource).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico	Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas	Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán	Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona	Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Anguilla		Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua	Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe		Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Martinique		Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica		Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras		Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela		Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador		Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru		Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California	CalFlora Database Project. CalFlora: a botanical resource for California on the internet (on-line resource).

Native
Northern America

SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja, Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Campeche, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda [Antigua], Guadeloupe, Martinique
CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Honduras
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador, Peru

Naturalized
Northern America

SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]

Reference(s)

Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
CalFlora Database Project. CalFlora: a botanical resource for California on the internet (on-line resource).
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25:379-380.
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=463746. Accessed 15 May 2026.