NameThatPlant.net: Mitracarpus hirtus

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Mitracarpus hirtus FAMILY Rubiaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mitracarpus hirtus FAMILY Rubiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Girdle-pod

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Mitracarpus hirtus FAMILY Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mitracarpus hirtus FAMILY Rubiaceae

4167

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: tropical America

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Stipules with about 5-7 prominent hair-like bristles (setose)

FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
White
4-lobed calyx
4-lobed corolla
4 stamens
Bisexual

Flowers in dense, terminal & axillary clusters

FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall?
Capsule

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