Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Sida ciliaris
escoba peluda, escoba pestañosa, huinar, sida, red ilima, bracted fanpetals
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
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
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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- 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.