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Sida ulmifolia Mill.
Antilles fanpetals

Family: Malvaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies and Central America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Synonyms: S. antillensis.

Other data on Sida ulmifolia available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Sida ulmifolia has been found in the following 6 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Cape Romano - Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve Present Native
Dry Tortugas National Park Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Navy Wells Pineland Preserve Present Native
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Present Native
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge Present Native

Sida ulmifolia has been found in the following 4 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Native
Lee County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Keys) Native

Sida ulmifolia has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Shell Mound