Spermacoce keyensis

Species of plant

Florida false buttonweed
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Spermacoceae
Genus: Spermacoce
Species:
S. keyensis
Binomial name
Spermacoce keyensis
Small
Synonyms[1]
  • Spermacoce floridana Urb.
  • Spermacoce tenuior var. floridana (Urb.) R.W.Long

Spermacoce keyensis, the Florida false buttonweed, is a species of plants in the family Rubiaceae, first discovered in the Florida Keys. It is found in southern Florida, Bahamas, and the extreme southern tip of Texas (Cameron County).[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Small, John Kunkel. 1913. Flora of the Florida Keys 141, 155.
  3. ^ US Department of Agriculture, Plants Profile, Spermacoce floridana Urb., Florida false buttonweed
  • Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
  • Wild Florida Photo, nature photography by Paul Rebmann
  • All Things Plant, Florida False Buttonweed (Spermacoce keyensis)
  • Gardening Europe, Spermacoce floridana Spermacoce keyensis Small
  • ZipcodeZoo
Taxon identifiers
Spermacoce keyensis


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