Sida phaeotricha (Hill Sida)

Shrub which often grows to around 1 m high, but sometimes up to 2.5 m. Has thick velvety stellate tomentum with golden or ferruginous hairs on younger parts. Has flowers with yellow petals, flowering mainly from July-October. Common across the arid interior in SA and the NT. Isolated records from NSW, QLD and WA where it is locally rare

Usually grows on rocky hill slopes.