Richardia scabra

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	RUBIACEAE
Species:	Richardia scabra Linnaeus
Common Name:	Rough Mexican Clover; Florida Pusley
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Annual
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	RISC
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Not Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	RUBIACEAE - Madder/Coffee family
Genus	Richardia
Species	Richardia scabra Linnaeus - Rough Mexican Clover; Florida Pusley

Citation

Citation	RICHARDIA SCABRA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 330. 1753.
Basionym:	**
Type:	MEXICO: Veracruz: Without data (lectotype: LINN 451.1). Lectotypified by W. H. Lewis & R. L. Oliver, Brittonia 26: 282. 1974.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Richardia pilosa	Richardia pilosa Ruiz López & Pavón, Fl. Peruv. 3: 50. t. 279(b). 1802.		PERU: Without data, Pavon s.n. (holotype: MA).
Richardia procumbens	Richardia procumbens Sessé y Lacasta & Moçiño, Fl. Mexic., ed. 2. 83. 1894.		MEXICO: Without data, Sessé y Lacasta & Moçiño s.n. (holotype: MA).
Richardsonia cubensis	Richardsonia cubensis A. Richard, in Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 31. 1850.		CUBA: Without data, Franqueville s.n. (holotype: P; isotypes: F, K).
Richardsonia pilosa	Richardsonia pilosa (Ruiz López & Pavón) Kunth, in Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 350. 1819.	Richardia pilosa Ruiz López & Pavón 1802.
Richardsonia scabra	Richardsonia scabra (Linnaeus) A. Saint-Hilaire, Pl. Usuel. Bras. 8: t. 8. 1822.	Richardia scabra Linnaeus 1753.
Spermacoce involucrata	Spermacoce involucrata Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 105. 1814.		SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Fraser s.n. (holotype: PH).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox, Winston

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
UNA00043896	Greene	28 Sep 1962	Joab L. Thomas 695	UNA Richardia scabra L.
41759	Clarke	22 SEP 1973	BEDWELL, C. R. 081	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
TROY000034993	Clarke	28 Aug 2009	Brian R. Keener 5607	TROY Richardia scabra Linnaeus
JSU132796	Calhoun	7 Aug 1982	C. Gay s.n.	JSU Richardia scabra Linnaeus
UWAL0036643	Mobile	12 Apr 2017	Horne, Howard E. 3777	UWAL Richardia scabra Linnaeus
TROY000040583	Marengo	25 Jul 2011	J. Kevin England 3112	TROY Richardia scabra Linnaeus
33396	Bibb	16 SEP 1976	SESSLER, ANN H. 702	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
TROY000008778	Barbour	10 Jul 2002	G. Gil 2001-306	TROY Richardia scabra Linnaeus
19428	Baldwin	10 SEP 1970	MOORE, HAROLD D. 1059	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
19944	Hale	8 SEP 1970	MOORE, HAROLD D. 903	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
43828	Butler	26 JUL 1985	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 1230	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
JSU132801	Jefferson	17 Oct 1975	R. D. Whetstone 7170	JSU Richardia scabra Linnaeus
42699	Covington	6 AUG 1972	NELSON, JOHN 166	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
UWAL0003951	Baldwin	19 Jul 2007	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12719	UWAL Richardia scabra L.
USAM000014062	Baldwin	15 Jun 1974	Michael G. LeLong 7850	USAM Richardia scabra Linnaeus
JSU132800	Jefferson	17 Sep 1983	R. D. Whetstone 12423	JSU Richardia scabra Linnaeus
49497	Pike	15 JUL 1988	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 5211	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
TROY000008775	Pike	11 Nov 1999	James A. Hall 28	TROY Richardia scabra Linnaeus
UWAL0035993	Blount	28 Jul 2013	Anderson, Kelly 0380	UWAL Richardia scabra L.
TROY000008767	Conecuh	05 Oct 2002	Alvin R. Diamond 13681	TROY Richardia scabra Linnaeus
TROY000022727	Baldwin	19 Jul 2007	Daniel D. Spaulding 12719	TROY Richardia scabra Linnaeus
TROY000034032	Coffee	06 Sep 2011	Kayla Counts 15	TROY Richardia scabra Linnaeus
42698	Barbour	25 JUL 1972	LUCKETT, LARRY 137	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
20731	Pike	31 JUL 1970	MOORE, HAROLD D. 569	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
51694	Dale	23 JUL 1989	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 6081	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
JSU132807	Monroe	14 Oct 1982	R. D. Whetstone 12813	JSU Richardia scabra Linnaeus
UNA00069101	Baldwin	19 Jul 2007	D. D. Spaulding 12719	UNA Richardia scabra L.
USAM000014063	Greene	29 Oct 1977	Michael G. LeLong 10068	USAM Richardia scabra Linnaeus
UNA00066789	Conecuh	28 Oct 2006	Alvin R. Diamond 17176	UNA Richardia scabra L.
USAM000014060	Baldwin	20 Aug 1979	Michael G. LeLong 10930	USAM Richardia scabra Linnaeus
TROY000008783	Pike	05 May 1995	Joe Martin 85	TROY Richardia scabra Linnaeus
UWAL0009233	Clarke	28 Aug 2009	Keener, Brian R. 5607	UWAL Richardia scabra L.
UNA00043886	Hale	26 Jun 1966	Norris H. Williams 326	UNA Richardia scabra L.
34497	Macon	15 OCT 1976	SESSLER, ANN H.	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
UWAL0037694	Mobile	31 Oct 1968	Lelong, Michel G. 4928	UWAL Richardia scabra L.
TROY000008782	Escambia	21 May 1995	Cynthia L. Brittain 249	TROY Richardia scabra Linnaeus
15631	Lee	7 AUG 1969	MILLER, L. C. 227	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
20122	Autauga	7 JUL 1970	MOORE, HAROLD D. 191	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
50064	Covington	26 AUG 1988	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 5415	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
JSU132808	Winston	15 Oct 1975	R. D. Whetstone 7082	JSU Richardia scabra Linnaeus
TROY000035544	Bullock	19 Jun 2012	Bailee Dykes 913	TROY Richardia scabra Linnaeus
UWAL0003952	Marengo	24 Sep 2008	England, J. Kevin 1200	UWAL Richardia scabra L.
TROY000008770	Dale	09 Aug 1999	Tiffany Pennington 40	TROY Richardia scabra Linnaeus
UWAL0033968	Autauga	05 Oct 2014	Keener, Brian R. 8648	UWAL Richardia scabra Linnaeus
21943	Lee	26 MAY 1970	BENIWAL, S. P.	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
UWAL0042460	Bullock	29 Sep 2017	Horne, Howard E. 4274	UWAL Richardia scabra L.
62200	Barbour	10 JUL 2002	GIL, GLENDA (2001-306)	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
USAM000014064	Baldwin	04 Oct 1975	Michael G. LeLong 8810	USAM Richardia scabra Linnaeus
33082	Dallas	6 AUG 1976	SESSLER, ANN H. 257	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
37298	Choctaw	16 JUN 1981	HENDERSON, T. 190	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
19073	Lowndes	20 AUG 1970	MOORE, HAROLD D. 789	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
19718	Choctaw	8 SEP 1970	MOORE, HAROLD D. 944	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
JSU132794s	Baldwin	15 Jun 1993	D. D. Spaulding 4136	JSU Richardia scabra Linnaeus
49358	Henry	7 JUL 1988	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 5150	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
TROY000008765	Butler	14 Jul 2007	Alvin R. Diamond 17807	TROY Richardia scabra Linnaeus
30913	Lee	8 JUL 1973	OWEN, J. T. 83A	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
UWAL0014584	Marengo	25 Jul 2011	England, J. Kevin 3112	UWAL Richardia scabra Linnaeus
61827	Choctaw	13 SEP 1995	CROUCH, VIRGINIA E. 1478	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
UNA00043893	Elmore	26 Sep 1976	Robert R. Haynes 6050	UNA Richardia scabra L.
JSU132797	Choctaw	13 Sep 1997	J. W. Higginbotham 210	JSU Richardia scabra Linnaeus
59122	Autauga	29 AUG 2000	HANSEN, CURTIS J. 2000-49	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
TROY000008764	Butler	02 Sep 2007	Alvin R. Diamond 18001	TROY Richardia scabra Linnaeus
UNA00056704	Geneva	29 Jun 1998	John R. MacDonald 11557	UNA Richardia scabra L.
TROY000028490	Marengo	24 Sep 2008	J. Kevin England 1200	TROY Richardia scabra Linnaeus
23028	Lee	2 OCT 1971	KAPA, MILTON 003	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
19502	Baldwin	26 JUL 1969	MOORE, HAROLD D. 526-69	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
52767	Coffee	23 JUL 1989	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 6047	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
JSU132799	Clarke	13 Sep 1997	R. D. Whetstone 18804	JSU Richardia scabra Linnaeus
UNA00043903	Bibb	16 Sep 1985	Charles N. Horn 927	UNA Richardia scabra L.
USAM000014059	Mobile	28 May 1968	Michael G. LeLong 4679	USAM Richardia scabra Linnaeus
48262	Elmore	30 SEP 1980	BOZEMAN, L. L. 033	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
UNA00043894	Mobile	15 Jul 1965	Rebecca Deramus D558	UNA Richardia scabra L.
69795	Covington	20 JUN 2008	HANSEN, CURTIS J. 3373	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
USAM000014061	Mobile	04 Sep 1969	Michael G. LeLong 5242	USAM Richardia scabra Linnaeus
JSU132803	Lee	8 Aug 1968	S. C. Johnson X-49-221	JSU Richardia scabra Linnaeus
34378	Perry	7 JUN 1977	SESSLER, ANN H. 1509	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
42700	Monroe	2 JUL 1972	HYBART, MICHAEL G. 112	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
19512	Pike	24 JUL 1969	MOORE, HAROLD D. 373-69	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
TROY000033556	Barbour	27 Aug 2011	Lauren Ryan 49	TROY Richardia scabra Linnaeus
JSU132804	Marshall	16 Oct 1994	D. D. Spaulding 6783	JSU Richardia scabra Linnaeus
65894	Crenshaw	7 JUN 2006	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 16490	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
UNA00043890		s.d.	Charles Mohr s.n.	UNA Richardia scabra L.
47209	Monroe	20 JUL 1983	REEVES, D. W. 114	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
UWAL0032211	Wilcox	14 Sep 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4867	UWAL Richardia scabra Linnaeus
UNA00043900	Greene	4 Jul 1966	Rebecca Deramus s.n.	UNA Richardia scabra L.
22518	Macon	18 JUL 1970	COX, W. A. 048	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
JSU132798	Choctaw	13 Sep 1997	J. W. Higginbotham 155	JSU Richardia scabra Linnaeus
63999	Coffee	23 SEP 2004	HANSEN, CURTIS J. 1676	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
UNA00043899	Tuscaloosa	7 Sep 1966	Joab L. Thomas 862	UNA Richardia scabra L.
15630	Conecuh	17 JUL 1969	WEAVER, JIMMY 083	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
7311	Mobile	31 AUG 1960	JONES, JR., SAMUEL B. 281	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
19346	Escambia	25 JUL 1969	MOORE, HAROLD D. 477-69	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
TROY000023296	Barbour	11 Sep 2008	Alvin R. Diamond 19952	TROY Richardia scabra Linnaeus
SAMF0004273	Mobile	23 Sep 1989	Green, LeAnne 63	SAMF Richardia scabra Linnaeus
JSU132806	Monroe	12 Sep 1997	R. D. Whetstone 18593	JSU Richardia scabra Linnaeus
UNA00043889	Tuscaloosa	10 Aug 1985	Charles N. Horn 734	UNA Richardia scabra L.
4360	Lee	20 JUL 1948	SEARCY, V. S.	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
SAMF0004274	Mobile	21 Apr 2001	White, Janet F. 25	SAMF Richardia scabra Linnaeus
5973	Montgomery		CHAPMAN, ALVAN W.	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
UNA00043897	Mobile	2 Aug 1965	Rebecca Deramus D634	UNA Richardia scabra L.
JSU132802	Jefferson	15 Aug 1984	J. P. Barber 932	JSU Richardia scabra Linnaeus
73675	Covington	22 OCT 2009	HANSEN, CURTIS J. 4557	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
TROY000008772	Monroe	31 Oct 2006	Alvin R. Diamond 17187	TROY Richardia scabra Linnaeus
33340	Perry	8 SEP 1976	SESSLER, ANN H. 593	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
48172	Barbour	3 NOV 1980	JACKSON, MIKE 106	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
19487	Coffee	25 JUL 1969	MOORE, HAROLD D. 403-69	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
JSU132805	Marshall	8 Aug 1993	D. D. Spaulding 4342	JSU Richardia scabra Linnaeus
UWAL0016798	Baldwin	10 Nov 2012	Horne, Howard E. 1947	UWAL Richardia scabra Linnaeus
UNA00026895	Mobile	s.d.	Charles Mohr s.n.	UNA Richardia scabra L.
29569	Barbour	24 OCT 1975	RUTLAND, DAVID W. 1840	AUA RICHARDIA SCABRA L.
SAMF0004272	Tuscaloosa	07 Oct 1966	Thomas, [Joab] 862	SAMF Richardia scabra Linnaeus

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Keener, B. R., A.R. Diamond, L. J. Davenport, P. G. Davison, S. L. Ginzbarg, C. J. Hansen, C. S. Major, D. D. Spaulding, J. K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2019. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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