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Sida ammophila
Sand sida is a low, spreading perennial shrub native to sandy dunes and ridges across mainland Australia, with small yellow flowers that appear at any time of year. It is a drought-tolerant plant that needs sun and very free-draining sandy soil.
Sida ammophila commonly known as sand sida, is a flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a spreading perennial with yellow flowers, bluish-green leaves and grows on all mainland states of Australia and the Northern Territory.
Sand sida grows on sand dunes, sandy soils, sandy ridges in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sida ammophila by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
