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Tropical Girdlepod (Mitracarpus hirtus)

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Mitracarpus Hirtus, or more commonly know as Tropical Girdlepod, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Mitracarpus. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Mitracarpus Hirtus or Tropical Girdlepod's floral region is North America US Lower 48, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, specifically in the states of Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Mitracarpus
  • Family: Rubiaceae
  • Order: Rubiales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (I) HI (I) PR (N)





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