Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC. is a plant in the Rubiaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.
Mitracarpus hirtus is an introduced-spreading annual herb in Rubiaceae native to tropical America.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Mitracarpus hirtus, commonly known as tropical girdlepod, is an annual herb species belonging to the Rubiaceae family. It is native to Mexico and most of tropical America, but has been widely introduced to Africa, Asia, and other tropical regions around the world. This species usually grows in seasonally dry tropical biomes, and can be identified by its small, white, funnel-shaped flowers that grow in leaf axils.
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