Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Sida neomexicana Gray
(New Mexico Sida, New Mexico Checker Mallow)
Family: Malvaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Sida neomexicana is a small spreading herb with pale yellow flowers. The leaves are about the same
size as the petals and are creased in the middle. The leaves have a distinctive red fringe around the edge.
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Sida neomexicana, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Blackhawk Canyon, May 5, 2007

Sida neomexicana, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Bill Evans Road, May 21, 2007
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