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Richardia grandiflora

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Species of plant

Richardia grandiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Richardia
Species: R. grandiflora
Binomial name
Richardia grandiflora
(Cham. & Schltdl.) Steud.
Synonyms
List
    • Richardia divergens (Pohl ex DC.) Steud.
    • Richardia grandiflora f. albiflora Kuntze
    • Richardia grandiflora f. lilacina Kuntze
    • Richardia lateralis (Pohl ex DC.) Steud.
    • Richardia sparsa (Pohl ex DC.) Steud.
    • Richardsonia divergens Pohl ex DC.
    • Richardsonia grandiflora Cham. & Schltdl.
    • Richardsonia lateralis Pohl ex DC.
    • Richardsonia sparsa Pohl ex DC.
    • Spermacoce divergens Pohl ex DC.
    • Spermacoce lateralis Pohl ex DC.
    • Spermacoce sparsa Pohl ex DC.

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 ground cover, it has proliferated in Florida where it has sometimes been perceived as a weed.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Richardia grandiflora (Cham. & Schltdl.) Steud". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. "Richardia grandiflora - Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants.
  3. "Largeflower Mexican Clover". www.wildsouthflorida.com.
  4. "In the Know: 'Dusting of snow' groundcover not native to Florida?". www.naplesnews.com.
  5. https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2023/11/06/florida-snow-white-flower-pusley-mexican-clover-weed-when-grow/71434718007/#:~:text=Florida%20snow%20is%20a%20perennial,look%20like%20blankets%20of%20snow.
Taxon identifiers
Richardia grandiflora
Richardsonia grandiflora


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