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Richardia
Sign in to saveRichardia (Mexican-clover) is a genus of about fifteen species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are native to tropical to warm, temperate regions of the Americas, with one species also native to Fiji. They are mostly annual plants, though a few species are herbaceous perennial plants.
Species
Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyRubiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 817
- With media
- 1,141
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Collections
- IEA-UAT, INECOL, GH, CAS, BAYLU, IBUNAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Madagascar, United States, Brazil, Honduras, Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Rubiaceae
- Named after
- Louis Claude Richard
- Image
- Rough Mexican clover (Richardia scabra) (6225197575).jpg
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- Richardia
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- Richardia
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- 墨苜蓿属
- Commons category
- Richardia
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
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Richardia (Mexican-clover) is a genus of about fifteen species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are native to tropical to warm, temperate regions of the Americas, with one species also native to Fiji. They are mostly annual plants, though a few species are herbaceous perennial plants. Selected species Richardia brasiliensis. Guyana and Brazil south to northern Argentina. Richardia grandiflora. Brazil. Richardia scabra. Southeastern United States south to Peru. Richardia tricocco. Southern Louisiana and Texas south to central Mexico.
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