Sida fallax Walp. Low growing, spreading or erect, dense or diffuse shrubs up to 10 feet tall.
Leaves vary from bright green and smooth to silvery-green and densely hairy.
Beach forms are low, mat-forming or erect but spreading shrubs. Upland types are erect and almost tree-like. Lowland forms tend to be densely silvery-haired. Mountain forms tend to be smooth. The leaves may become somewhat chlorotic or splotched with yellow.