Plants of
South Australia
Sida corrugata var. angustifolia
Malvaceae
Corrugated Sida,
Grassland Sida
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Botanical art

Kath Alcock painting: 1

Prior names

Sida humillima

Common names

Corrugated Sida

Grassland Sida

Etymology

Greek name used by Theophrastus for a water-lily, probably in reference to Nymphaea alba or for a pomegranate tree. Corrugata from the Latin 'corrugatus' meaning wrinkled or corrugated; referring to the very corrugated surface of the fruit.

Plant description

Seeds are dark brown wedge-shaped seed to 2 mm long and 1.5 mm wide. Seed embryo type is folded

Seed collection and propagation

Collect seeds between October and December.

Distribution and status

Herbarium regions: Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
NRM regions: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Northern and Yorke, South Australian Arid Lands, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin, South East
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)