| 1 | Leaf blades hairy on the upper surface; flowers smaller (c. 3 mm in diameter); cocci (separate parts of the lobed fruit) with broad depressed area on inner face. | Richardia brasiliensis |
| 1 | Leaf blades glabrous except for the margins; flowers larger (5-6 mm in diameter); cocci with very narrow depressed area on inner face. | Richardia scabra |