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Sida spinosa
Prickly fanpetals are fun plants with bright yellow flowers and spiky leaves! They grow in warm places and can be found in gardens and fields.
Habitat: Urban areas
The prickly fanpetals has delicate, fan-shaped flowers that are typically pale yellow to light orange. Its leaves are oval with serrated edges, and tiny prickles are found where the leaf stems meet the main stalk, giving it its distinctive name.
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Common
Danger
2/5 · Low
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Despite its name, its small flowers are often visited by tiny bees!
In some places, this plant is considered a challenging weed for farmers!
It can grow almost anywhere, from sunny fields to cracks in sidewalks!
Its seeds are tiny and can stay alive in the soil for a very long time!
Prickly fanpetals has small spines at its leaf nodes that help it defend against hungry plant-eaters.
Prickly fanpetals can grow a long taproot, helping it find water deep underground and survive dry spells.
Prickly fanpetals produces many seeds, helping it spread widely and grow in many different places.
Apis mellifera
Gathers nectar and pollen from flowers.
Vanessa cardui
Visits flowers for nectar.
Spodoptera exigua
Larvae can feed on its leaves.
Ornamental plants are cultivated primarily for their aesthetic appeal, enhancing landscapes and gardens with their attractive foliage, flowers, or form.
A shrub is a woody plant smaller than a tree, typically with multiple stems branching from or near the ground.
Summer blooming plants produce their flowers during the summer season, often providing vibrant color when many other plants have finished.
Fragrant flowers emit a pleasant aroma, often to attract pollinators or for defense.
Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors.
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
Possessing sharp, pointed projections or spines on the body or surface.
This habitat trait indicates species that can coexist with humans in urban and suburban environments, utilizing man-made structures and green spaces.
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Danger
2/5 · Low
Watch out for the prickly leaves when you touch this plant!
20-100 cm
15-60 cm
0.5-1.5 cm
Summer_to_fall
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None
Annual
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