PLANTS Profile for Spermacoce (false buttonweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Spermacoce L.
false buttonweed

Symbol:

SPERM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rubiaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Images:
Spermacoce L.

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Distribution:
Spermacoce L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
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

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

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

Native

Introduced

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

More Accounts and Images:
Spermacoce L.

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

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 06:40 PM CDT