Sida rhombifolia
cuban jute, cuban-jute, arrowleaf side, cuba jewt
Family
Malvaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
crenate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, ovate, rhombic
Growth Form
forb, shrub
Flower Color
orange, white, yellow
Flower Petals
5
Flower Month
June - October
Height (meters)
1.0 - 2.0
Milky Sap
Yes
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual, perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
FACU
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
2
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
0
Natural History
The Acadian French name for this species is "Gombo de Ste. Jeanne," which translates as St. Jeanne's gombo. This probably alludes to its hibiscus-like flowers that resemble those of okra or "gumbo" (Holmes 1990) . It is found in sandy-clayey soils in meadows, old fields, and the edge of woods in Louisiana and east Texas. It ranges from North Carolina south to Florida, and west to Texas.
Habitat
Waste places and along roads, fields, low open woods, meadows, brushlands, sandy-clayey soils.