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Richardia scabra L.
rough Mexican clover
Symbol: RISC
Group: Dicot
Family: Rubiaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Native

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State Distributional Map for RISC
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Plant Distribution by State

Richardia scabra L.

RISC

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Virginia distribution information North Carolina distribution information Tennessee distribution information linked offsite at Univerity of Tennessee Herbarium Arkansas distribution information South Carolina distribution information Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants Georgia distribution information
Related Taxa:
Richardia scabra L.

View 75 genera in Rubiaceae, 5 species in Richardia

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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

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Invasive Information:
Richardia scabra L.
        rough Mexican clover
This plant is considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants 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.
 

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Richardia scabra L.

View species account or photographs 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 from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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