Rubiaceae
Tropical Mexican clover
Richardia brasiliensis
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Richardia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 巴西拟鸭舌癀, 巴西擬鴨舌癀, 巴西擬鸭舌癀, 巴西墨苜蓿
- English
- Tropical Mexican clover
Synonyms
- Richardia adscendens (DC.) Steud.
- Richardia emetica (Mart.) Schult.
- Richardia rosea (A.St.-Hil.) Schult.
- Richardia rosea f. albiflora Kuntze
- Richardia rosea f. lilacina Kuntze
- Richardia sericea Walp.
- Richardia villosa Sessé & Moc. ex DC.
- Richardsonia adscendens DC.
- Richardsonia brasiliensis (Gomes) Klotzsch
- Richardsonia brasiliensis var. dubia Beauverd & Felipp.
- Richardsonia emetica Mart.
- Richardsonia rosea A.St.-Hil.
- Richardsonia sericea Walp.
- Spermacoce adscendens Pav. ex DC.
- Spermacoce ascendens Sessé & Moc.
- Spermacoce hexandra A.Rich.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.