naturalizedMalvaceae
Sida cordifolia
flannel weed
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Sida cordifolia ('ilima, flannel weed, bala, country mallow or heart-leaf sida) is a perennial subshrub of the mallow family Malvaceae native to India. It has naturalized throughout the world, and is considered an invasive weed in Africa, Australia, the southern United States, Hawaiian Islands, New Guinea, and French Polynesia. The specific name, cordifolia, refers to the heart-shaped leaf.
Read more on Wikipedia →summary via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
Seasonality
Only 0 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.
Gallery · 4 · iNaturalist
open-licensed photos · click any to view its source
Where documented · 29 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 56 · GBIF 56 records
Kamoku · LānaʻiiNat 13 · GBIF 10 ✓
Kaʻā · LānaʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 5 ✓
Kalulu · LānaʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 4 ✓
Pālāwai · LānaʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 4 ✓
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Paomai · LānaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kalihi · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Keʻekeʻe 1-2, Kanakau · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keāliaaupuni · LānaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Keāliakapu · LānaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Mahana · LānaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kahauloa 2 · HawaiʻiGBIF 4
Kēōkea · HawaiʻiiNat 3
Honokōhau 1-3 · HawaiʻiiNat 2
Naholoku · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaunolū · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Papaka Kai · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keauhou 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keōpukaloa · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Panaʻewa · MauiGBIF 2
Honouliuli · OʻahuGBIF 2
Maunalei · LānaʻiiNat 1
Hālawa · MolokaʻiiNat 1
Pōhakupili · MolokaʻiGBIF 1
Paʻawili · LānaʻiGBIF 1
Kalialinui · MauiGBIF 1
Moakea · MolokaʻiGBIF 1
Honokōwai · MauiGBIF 1