Prickly Sida

(Sida spinosa)

Characteristics

Seedling	Leaves	Flowers	Fruit

Growth habits: Erect, much-branched annual

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots from slender, branching long taproot

Leaf anatomy: Leaves arranged alternately, simple, lanceolate to oval w/serrated margins, small spikes at base of each leaf

Reproduction: Inflorescences solitary or clustered in leaf axils, 5 petals per flower, pale yellow in color

^{References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice}