Photographs are not available yet.
Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
15CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC
Genus host records with ranges including SC · Sida
- Anomis erosaYellow Scallop Moth, Mallow Caterpillar
- Anomis flavaTropical Anomis Moth
- Bagisara repandaCommon Sida Tumbler, Wavy Lined Mallow Moth
- Burnsius albezensWhite Checkered-Skipper, Western Checkered Skipper
- Burnsius communisCommon Checkered-Skipper
- Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
- Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
- Hypena minualisMallow Snout
- Hypena scabraGreen Cloverworm Bomolocha, Black Snout
- Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
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- Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
- Spragueia apicalisYellow Spragueia
- Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
- Acrocercops quinquistrigella
- Helvibotys helvialis
12BeesSoutheastern regional records
Southeastern regional records · Sida
Individual names are not available yet.
Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist 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
No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects
Growing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- MALVACEAE
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Conservation status
| South Carolina rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | G4G5TNR |
| SC status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- tnky_atlas
- usda
- nc_flora
- South Carolina occurrence source
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications