Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Sida cunninghamii
Common name
Ridged Sida
Family
Malvaceae
Where found
Dry forest, woodland, shrubland, and grassy areas. Western Slopes.
Notes
Shrub or perennial herb, often prostrate. Softly whitish or yellowish stellate hairy (needs a hand lens or a macro app on your phone/tablet to see). Leaves alternating along the stems, mostly 1–5 cm long, 10-30 mm wide, margins toothed. Flowers with 5 yellow petals, 5–10 mm long. Flowers single or more commonly in clusters on stalks to 40 mm long.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Sida~cunninghamii (accessed 7 February, 2021)
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