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Spermacoce verticillata L.
Shrubby false buttonweed (Florida Atlas, PLANTS)

Spermacoce verticillata
Copyright by: Keith J. Buttry, 2015
Naturalized at Virginia Key, Miami-Dade County, Florida

Family: Rubiaceae

Group: Dicot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America; an introduced weed elsewhere.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

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Synonyms: Borreria verticillata.

Other data on Spermacoce verticillata available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

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Spermacoce verticillata
Copyright by: Keith J. Buttry, 2015
Naturalized at Virginia Key, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Spermacoce verticillata
Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area, Broward County, Florida
Spermacoce verticillata
Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area, Broward County, Florida