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Virginia Mallow

Sida hermaphrodita

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Common names

12 names · 8 languages
EnglishYour language
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  • Virginia-mallow[6]
Other languages (7)
Dutch
  • Virginische malva
French
Czech
  • vlákeň oboupohlavná[5]
German
Polish
  • ślazowiec pensylwański[5]
Russian
  • Грудника обоеполая[5]
Slovak
  • sidovka obojpohlavná[5]
Sources & name notes (6)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Sida hermaphrodita — GBIF vernacular names (Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Virginia fanpetals — results[0] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/5406727/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 5406727; sourceTaxonKey 102275325; Sida hermaphrodita.
  • Virginia mallow — results[1] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/5406727/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 5406727; sourceTaxonKey 102275325; Sida hermaphrodita.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Ripariosida hermaphrodita ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Virginia fanpetals — VernacularName.tsv, line 164199; taxon 4T4PM.
[3] Sida hermaphrodita — GBIF vernacular names (Taxon list of vascular plants from Bavaria, Germany compiled in the context of the BFL project) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Taxon list of vascular plants from Bavaria, Germany compiled in the context of the BFL project. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Virginia-Malvinde — results[2] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/5406727/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 5406727; sourceTaxonKey 116798199; Sida hermaphrodita.
[4] Ripariosida hermaphrodita — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Virginiamalve — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 1021122; Ripariosida hermaphrodita.
  • Virginia Mallow — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 1021122; Ripariosida hermaphrodita.
  • sida hermaphrodite — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 1021122; Ripariosida hermaphrodita.
[5] Ripariosida hermaphrodita — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Virginiamalve — results[29].names[1]; taxon id 1021122; Ripariosida hermaphrodita.
  • Virginia Mallow — results[29].names[5]; taxon id 1021122; Ripariosida hermaphrodita.
  • sida hermaphrodite — results[29].names[2]; taxon id 1021122; Ripariosida hermaphrodita.
  • Грудника обоеполая — results[29].names[3]; taxon id 1021122; Ripariosida hermaphrodita.
  • vlákeň oboupohlavná — results[29].names[4]; taxon id 1021122; Ripariosida hermaphrodita.
  • ślazowiec pensylwański — results[29].names[6]; taxon id 1021122; Ripariosida hermaphrodita.
  • sidovka obojpohlavná — results[29].names[7]; taxon id 1021122; Ripariosida hermaphrodita.
[6] Sida hermaphrodita — GBIF vernacular names (GRIN Taxonomy) ↗

GBIF aggregation of GRIN Taxonomy. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • river-mallow — results[4] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/5406727/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 5406727; sourceTaxonKey 101385808; Sida hermaphrodita.
  • Virginia-mallow — results[3] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/5406727/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 5406727; sourceTaxonKey 101385808; Sida hermaphrodita.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life treats Sida hermaphrodita as a synonym of Ripariosida hermaphrodita.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family
Malvaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [2]
Native range
SE. Canada to E. U.S.A.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Virginia fanpetals (Sida hermaphrodita) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Sida hermaphrodita — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1219299; ID 4X7ZV; rank species; status synonym

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Ripariosida hermaphrodita — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1149697; ID 4T4PM; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1149697; ID 4T4PM; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Ripariosida hermaphrodita — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 674987, 918162; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1827553, 1827554, 1827556, 1827559, 1827560, 1827561, 1827562, 1827563, 1827564, 1827565, 1827566

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.