Spermacoce keyensis

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]

Florida false buttonweed
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
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

References
  1. 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


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