Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Sida ciliaris L.

escoba peluda, escoba pestañosa, huinar, sida, red ilima, bracted fanpetals

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Malvales

Family
Malvaceae

Genus
Sida

Species
ciliaris

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Sida anomala A. St.-Hil.

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1979

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • CONABIO (2009) Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. Cap. nat. México 1.
  • Fryxell, P. (1979) The Natural History of the Cotton Tribe (MALVACEAE - Tribe Gossypieae). College Station: Texas A & M University Press.
  • Fryxell, P.A. (1992) 118. Malvaceae. Flora del Ecuador 44: 1–141.
  • Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
  • Hamann, O. (1979) Taxonomic and floristic notes from the Galapagos Island. Bot. Notiser 132: 435-440.
  • Hokche, O. Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (2008) Nuev. Cat. Fl. Vas. Venezuela 1–860.
  • Lawesson, J.E. (1987) Plantas exóticas en las Islas Galápagos, un resumen. Memorias. Taller sobre investigación Botánica y manejo en Galápagos. Pg. 17-23.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org

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"Galapagos Species Database, Sida ciliaris", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=588. Accessed 1 November 2026.