Sida macropoda
Benth.
Malvaceae Edible: Seeds
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GBIF
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Description
A spindly, straggling shrub growing 0.6–2.5 m high with yellow flowers, native to tropical Australia where it grows in sandy soils and sandstone slopes and can tolerate arid conditions.
Edible Uses
The seeds are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in sandy soils and sandstone slopes in tropical Australia. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Notes
There are about 100 Sida species.
References (2)
- Latz, P.K., 1996, Bushfires and Bushtucker: Aboriginal plant use in Central Australia. IAD Press Alice Springs p 268
- Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 292
