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Mitracarpus hirtus

(L.) DC.

Tropical Girdlepod

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159331

Element CodePDRUB17060

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRubiales

FamilyRubiaceae

GenusMitracarpus

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Kartesz (1994, 1999) and Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012) include Mitracarpus villosus as a synonym of M. hirtus.

Conservation Status

Change Date2002-09-10

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN2

Province	Rank	Native
Hawaii	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Farles Prairie	Ocala National Forest	1,901

References (4)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. and M.T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of Seed Plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192. Available: https://doi.org/10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/17551/SCtB-0098.pdf.
D'Arcy, W.G. 1987. Flora of Panama: Checklist and Index. Part I: The Introduction and Checklist. Missouri Botanical Garden. Saint Louis, Missouri.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.