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Sherardia arvensis L.
blue fieldmadder
Symbol: SHAR2
Group: Dicot
Family: Rubiaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Plant Distribution by State

Sherardia arvensis L.

SHAR2

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Related Taxa:
Sherardia arvensis L.

View 75 genera in Rubiaceae, 1 species in Sherardia

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Classification:
Sherardia arvensis 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 Sherardia L. – sherardia
                               Species Sherardia arvensis L. – blue fieldmadder

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Introduced Information:
Sherardia arvensis L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Sherardia arvensis L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account 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 35237.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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