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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Gentians, Dogbanes, Madders, and Allies
  6. Coffees, Bedstraws, and Allies
  7. Spermacoceae
  8. Mexican Clovers

genus

Mexican Clovers

Richardia

Traits
Includes
2 native 2 introduced 1 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Largeflower Mexican Clover introduced
  • Tropical Mexican Clover native
  • Florida Pusley native
  • South American Mexican Clover introduced
  • Prairie Mexican Clover present
  • Field Madder

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Annual Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native mexican clovers All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Florida Pusley Richardia scabra flowers 26
  • Tropical Mexican Clover Richardia brasiliensis flowers 12

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