Sida acuta Burm. f.
Common Name : Common wireweed
Family : Malvaceae
HABIT |
A SHRUBBY ANNUAL OR PERENNIAL HERB. |
STEMS |
UP TO 1.5 M TALL, WITH
SLENDER BRANCHES COVERED WITH MINUTE, GREY, STELLATE HAIRS. |
LEAVES |
SIMPLE, ALTERNATE, 1.5-7.5 CM LONG AND 0.5-2.5 CM WIDE,
LANCEOLATE TO LINEAR, APEX ACUTE, MARGINS SERRATE, BASE SUBCORDATE OR
ROUNDED, MINUTELY STELLATE-HAIRY ON BOTH SURFACES, PINNATELY VEINED. |
FLOWERS |
PALE YELLOW OR ORANGE,
AXILLARY, SOLITARY OR IN CLUSTERS OF 2-3. |
FRUITS |
5-6 MM IN DIAMETER, MERICARPS
5-11,2-2.5 MM LONG WITH 2 AWNS 1-2 MM LONG, GLABROUS, DARK BROWN. |
SEEDS |
TRIGONOUS, SMOOTH AND BLACK. |