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Richardia scabra L.
rough Mexican clover

       
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Photo of Richardia scabra L.
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Images:
Richardia scabra L.

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Distribution:
Richardia scabra L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, HI, IN, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, SC, TX, VA), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Richardia scabra L.

View 84 genera in Rubiaceae, 5 species in Richardia
 

Classification:
Richardia scabra L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Rubiales
Family Rubiaceae – Madder family
Genus Richardia L. – Mexican clover
Species Richardia scabra L. – rough Mexican clover
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Richardia scabra L.

rough Mexican clover

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Richardia scabra L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Richardia scabra L.

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Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Richardia scabra L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35142.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/10/2008 12:01 PM MDT