Quercus

Prickly Fanpetals

Sida spinosa

Not native to Kentucky

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

14CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Sida

  • Anomis erosaYellow Scallop Moth, Mallow Caterpillar
  • Anomis flavaTropical Anomis Moth
  • Bagisara repandaCommon Sida Tumbler, Wavy Lined Mallow Moth
  • Burnsius communisCommon Checkered-Skipper
  • Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
  • Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
  • Hypena scabraGreen Cloverworm Bomolocha, Black Snout
  • Mimoschinia rufofascialisRufous-Banded Crambid
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
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  • Spragueia apicalisYellow Spragueia
  • Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
  • Acrocercops quinquistrigella
  • Helvibotys helvialis
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Sida

  • Columbina passerinaCommon Ground Dove
  • Zenaida macrouraMourning Dove
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Malvaceae
Soil pH
Acidic to neutral
Flower color
Yellow, orange or white

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Prickly Fanpetals; Prickly Mallow; Prickly Sida

Conservation status

Kentucky rankSNA
Global rankG5?
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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