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Spermacoce L.
false buttonweed

       
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Spermacoce L.

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Distribution:
Spermacoce L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Spermacoce L.

View 84 genera in Rubiaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Spermacoce alata Aubl. [excluded]. .
Spermacoce alata
winged false buttonweed
Distribution of Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav.. .
Spermacoce assurgens
woodland false buttonweed
Distribution of Spermacoce capitata Ruiz & Pav.. .
Spermacoce capitata
baldhead false buttonweed
Distribution of Spermacoce confusa Rendle. .
Spermacoce confusa
river false buttonweed
Distribution of Spermacoce densiflora (DC.) Alain. .
Spermacoce densiflora
bouquet false buttonweed
Distribution of Spermacoce ernstii Fosberg & Powell. .
Spermacoce ernstii
Distribution of Spermacoce eryngioides (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze. .
Spermacoce eryngioides
whorled-leaf false buttonweed
Distribution of Spermacoce exilis (L.O. Williams) C. Adams. .
Spermacoce exilis
Pacific false buttonweed
Distribution of Spermacoce floridana Urb.. .
Spermacoce floridana
Florida false buttonweed
Distribution of Spermacoce glabra Michx.. . Image Available.
Spermacoce glabra
smooth false buttonweed
Distribution of Spermacoce latifolia Aubl.. .
Spermacoce latifolia
oval-leaf false buttonweed
Distribution of Spermacoce ovalifolia (M. Martens & Galeotti) Hemsl.. .
Spermacoce ovalifolia
broadleaf false buttonweed
Distribution of Spermacoce prostrata Aubl.. .
Spermacoce prostrata
prostrate false buttonweed
Distribution of Spermacoce sintenisii (Urb.) Alain. .
Spermacoce sintenisii
West Indian false buttonweed
Distribution of Spermacoce tenella Kunth [excluded]. .
Spermacoce tenella
Distribution of Spermacoce tenuior L.. .
Spermacoce tenuior
slender false buttonweed
Distribution of Spermacoce terminalis (Small) Kartesz & Gandhi. .
Spermacoce terminalis
Everglades Key false buttonweed
Distribution of Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich.. .
Spermacoce tetraquetra
pineland false buttonweed
Distribution of Spermacoce verticillata L.. .
Spermacoce verticillata
shrubby false buttonweed
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Classification:
Spermacoce L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Rubiales
Family Rubiaceae – Madder family
Genus Spermacoce L. – false buttonweed
 

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Spermacoce L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35239.

 
 
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