''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
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Along with th ...
, with one species also native to
Fiji
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. They are mostly
annual plant
An annual plant is a plant that completes its life cycle, from germination to the production of seeds, within one growing season, and then dies. The length of growing seasons and period in which they take place vary according to geographical ...
s, though a few species are
herbaceous
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous"
The fourth edition of t ...
perennial plants.
;Selected species
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Richardia brasiliensis
''Richardia brasiliensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the English common names tropical Mexican clover,[Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...]
and
Brazil south to northern
Argentina.
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Richardia grandiflora
''Richardia grandiflora'', the largeflower Mexican clover, largeflower pusley, or Florida snow, is a species of flowering plant native to Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina. It is in the Rubiaceae family. Used as a gro ...
''. Brazil.
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Richardia scabra
''Richardia scabra'', commonly called rough Mexican clover or Florida pusley, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is widespread, native to warm areas of both North America and South America. In the southeastern United Stat ...
''. Southeastern
United States south to
Peru.
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Richardia tricocco
''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 p ...
''. Southern
Louisiana and
Texas south to central
Mexico.
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''Richardia''
Kunth non
L. is a
synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...
of the genus ''
Zantedeschia'' in the family
Araceae.
References
Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Richardia''
Rubiaceae genera
Spermacoceae
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