Rough Mexican Clover/Florida Pusley (Richardia scabra)

September 16^th, 2014.  Virginia Buttonweed (Diodia virginiana) has been blooming along the roadside for a couple of months so I’ve had a tendency to ignore small white flowers.

 

Virginia Buttonweed (Diodia virginiana)

And then, plants with small white flowers caught my attention and I had discovered a patch of Rough Mexican Clover also called Florida Pusley (Richardia scabra) – another wildflower I had never seen before.

Rough Mexican Clover (Richardia scabra)

Rough Mexican Clover (Richardia scabra)

Rough Mexican Clover (Richardia scabra)

Rough Mexican Clover (Richardia scabra)

Identification resource:

- Southeastern Flora: Richardia scabra (Rough Mexican Clover/Florida Pusley)