Habit: Sida abutifolia grows as a spreading, perennial herb. The leaves are arranged alternately, elliptic, to 3 cm in length, crenate/serrate/dentate margin with an acute leaf apex and cordate leaf base. There are stipules. The leaves have stellate pubescence. The entire leaf is partially folded.
The complete, perfect, actinomorphic flowers are crowed at branch tips. The calyx has 5 half fused pubescent green sepals. The corolla has 5 half fused yellow to orange petals. There are numerous stamens fused together around the style in a column. The ovary is superior with numerous locules and numerous seeds. The fruit is a numerous locule loculicidal capsule with awns.
Habitat: Sida abutifolia grows in openings in Dry Broadleaf Evergreen Formation – Shrublands/Dwarf Shrublands and Human Altered environments (lots, fields).
Distribution: Sida abutifolia occurs on the southernmost island groupings in the Lucayan Archipelago as well as Central and South America and the general Caribbean region.
Medicinal/Cultural/Economic usage: Sida abutifolia is not known to be used medicinally in the Bahamas.