Flower profile
Largeflower Mexican clover
Richardia grandiflora
Largeflower Mexican clover is a wildflower that USDA PLANTS lists as introduced in the lower 48 states. In Florida it's most often seen in bloom in January–December.
*iNaturalist research-grade observations, as of October 17, 2026.
On our lists for: Florida
Quick look
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.
- It belongs to the Rubiaceae family. iNaturalist
- USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) with a annual, perennial life cycle. USDA PLANTS
- USDA PLANTS lists it as introduced in the lower 48 states and records it in 1 states. USDA PLANTS
- NatureServe lists it as not native to Florida. NatureServe
- In Florida, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in January–December. iNaturalist
- iNaturalist has 14,620 research-grade sightings of it in Florida, ranking #3 among the 110 flowers on our Florida list. iNaturalist
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When does it bloom?
In Florida, most flowering sightings come in January–December.
Conservation status
- Federal (U.S. ESA)
- Not listed No U.S. Endangered Species Act listing in the USFWS ECOS database. USFWS ECOS
- NatureServe global
- GNR Not yet ranked worldwide. NatureServe
- Florida
- Not listed Not on Florida Regulated Plant Index (Fla. Admin. Code 5B-40.0055). NatureServe: SNA, not applicable (usually because it isn't native there) in Florida. FAC 5B-40.0055
- Rare elsewhere
- No other U.S. state ranks it S1, S2, SH or SX.
Checked October 17, 2026. Rankings and lists can change, so follow the links for the latest.
Can you eat it?
None of the sources we checked (NC State Extension (no page for this plant), USDA PLANTS) say whether it's edible or poisonous for people.
It isn't on the ASPCA plant list.
🌿 Never eat a wild plant unless you're certain of its ID; this isn't medical advice. Worried about a person? Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222. Worried about a pet? Call your vet.
Where does it grow?
USDA PLANTS records largeflower Mexican clover in 1 states.
recorded by USDA PLANTS on our state lists not recorded
See the full list of states
Florida.
Florida counties with USDA records: Alachua, Broward, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Okeechobee, Orange, Palm Beach, Volusia.
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Sources
- USDA, NRCS. PLANTS Database, profile RIGR3.
- iNaturalist, Richardia grandiflora: taxonomy, research-grade observation counts and “Flowering” annotations, retrieved October 17, 2026.
- Wikipedia, Richardia grandiflora (lead quoted under CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Florida: Florida Regulated Plant Index (Fla. Admin. Code 5B-40.0055).
- Florida: Florida Noxious Weed List (Fla. Admin. Code 5B-57.007).
- USFWS, ECOS species database (ESA listing check), October 17, 2026.
- NatureServe Explorer, Richardia grandiflora (global and state ranks).
- Edibility and toxicity: no source found (marked "not well documented").
- Photo: Steve Taylor via iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 · resized.