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Cuban jute, Indian hemp
Sida rhombifolia
Malvaceae

Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area, Broward County, Florida

General Landscape Uses: An aggressive native weed. Not recommended for general landscape use.

Range: United States, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World.

Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.

Wildlife and Ecology: Larval host plant for tropical checkered skipper (Pyrgus oileus) butterflies.

Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area, Broward County, Florida