Limestone Sida
Above
Limestone Sida
Whole, in bud
| Limestone Sida Above | | Limestone Sida Whole, in bud | | ||
 | Class: | Plants (Plantae) - Other Small Plants | |||
| Order: | Malvales | ||||
| Family: | Mallow (Malvaceae) | ||||
| Species: | Limestone Sida (Sida spodochroma) | ||||
| This Photo: | Profile | ||||
| Other name: | Side corrugata | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), and elsewhere A very small pale / grey green plant; almost white in bright sunlight. It gets eaten, by summer, and then re-sprouts in winter. There is a question mark whether it's a synonym with S. corrugata. We finally saw it flower. Just had to wait and let nature takes it course. Most likely a combination of weather and reduced grazing allowed it to flourish. We have seen many more new plants since; implying the flowers seeded and germinated. | |||||
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