Common Names: Brazil pusley, tropical
Mexican clover, Brazilian calla-lily, white-eye
Latin Names: Richardia brasiliensis
Could
be Richardia scabra which is native.
Type: Herbaceous
Origin: Native to Brazil.
Description: Opposite leaves. Small
starlike white flowers.
Richardia
brasiliensis leaves are uniformly covered with hairs. Richardia scabra leaves
are less hairy towards the middle. Need to confirm.
Edible: No. Not much info out there on
this being edible with some varieties causing nausea, so I'm not trying it!
Other uses: Attracts butterflies and bees. Medicinal uses. Used as soil cover.
Notes: Found by the shop. There are some horror stories of this taking over
lawns so I pulled up everything I could find though some came back.
Brazil pusley (April) |
Brazil pusley (April) |
Brazil pusley (April) |
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