Quercus

Virginia Mallow; Arrowleaved Sida; Arrow Leaf Sida; Arrow Leaved Sida; Arrowleaf Sida

Sida rhombifolia var. rhombifolia

Native status unresolved in South Carolina

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
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

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

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankNot available
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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