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Wissadula excelsior is a subshrub or shrub from the mallow family, native to the seasonally dry tropical forests of Mexico, Central and South America, and Cuba. Give it a sunny, warm spot with well-drained soil and moderate water once established.
Wissadula excelsior is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a subshrub or shrub native to the tropical Americas, ranging from northeastern Mexico through Central and South America to northeastern Argentina, and to Cuba, where it grows in seasonally dry tropical forests.
The species was first described as Sida excelsior by Antonio José Cavanilles in 1785. It was placed in genus Wissadula by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1835. Several species and variety names have been synonymized with it.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Wissadula excelsior 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.
