Family: Malvaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Broad latitudinal and elevation range
  
• Grows and spreads in regions with tropical climates
  
• Naturalized on Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Kahoolawe (Hawaiian Islands) and elsewhere
  
• A weed of disturbed, or otherwise human-modified habitats, lawns, and roadsides
  
• Other Sida species are invasive weeds
  
• Reproduces by seeds
  
• Able to reach maturity in one growing season
  
• Seeds dispersed as a contaminant of equipment, potentially other items, by lizards (Galapagos), possibly by birds, and intentionally cultivated by people in some locations

Low Risk Traits:

• Despite common occurrence as a disturbance weed, negative impacts are generally not reported
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Palatable to browsing and grazing animals
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Occurs in high light environments (dense shade may inhibit establishment or spread)
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively
  
• Herbicides may provide effective control
  
• Killed by fire (recruits from seed bank)