Mid-Atlantic Invaders Tool

field madder

Sherardia arvensis

L.

Taxon, Habit: Plant, Forb

Habitat: Terrestrial

U.S. Nativity: Introduced



Species Synonym(s): None

Common Name(s): blue fieldmadder

Family: Rubiaceae (Madder Family)

Family Synonym(s): None

Native Range (GRIN):

Plant

John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University

Plant

Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis

Flower

Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis

Plant

John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University

Plant

Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia

Plant

Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia

Foliage

Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia

Foliage

Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis

Root

Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia

Uses


Landscape Ornamental Use (GRIN): No

All Uses (GRIN): Potential seed contaminant

Distribution Map (EDDMapS)


Wetland Indicator


Summary: field madder (Sherardia arvensis) is a Terrestrial species.

Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain (AGCP):

Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain regions

No Data

Eastern Mountains and Piedmont (EMP):

Mid-Atlantic Piedmont and Mountain regions

No Data

Northcentral and Northeast (NCNE):

Northern parts of PA and NJ (and beyond)

No Data


Legend (data from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)


OBL (Obligate wetland): Almost always occurs in wetlands (estimated probability > 99%) under natural conditions

FACW (Facultative wetland): Usually occurs in wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally found in non-wetlands

FAC (Facultative): Equally likely to occur in wetlands (estimated probability 34% - 66%) or non-wetlands

FACU (Facultative upland): Usually occur in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated probability 1% - 33%)

UPL (Obligate upland): Occur almost always (estimated probability > 99%) in non-wetlands under natural conditions

Taxonomic Rank


Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Sherardia
Subject: Sherardia arvensis L.