Spermacoce terminalis
| Everglades Key false buttonweed | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Spermacoceae |
| Genus: | Spermacoce |
| Species: | S. neoterminalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Spermacoce neoterminalis Govaerts
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Spermacoce neoterminalis, the Everglades Key false buttonweed, is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae. It is endemic to southern Florida, from the Everglades as far north as Lake Okeechobee.[1][2][3][4][5]
Spermacoce neoterminalis is a perennial herb with a woody root. Stems are up to 40 cm tall, generally not branching above the ground. Leaves are elliptical. Flowers are small, white, clustered in terminal and axillary glomerules.[4]
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Spermacoce neoterminalis
- ^ Biota of North America Program, map, Spermacoce terminalis
- ^ Govaerts, Rafaël Herman Anna. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1): 18, Spermacoce neoterminalis
- ^ a b Small, John Kunkel. 1924. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 51(9): 387, Borreria terminalis
- ^ Kartesz, John T. & Gandhi, Kancheepuram Natarajan. 1992. Brittonia 44(3): 370, Spermacoce terminalis
External links
- Natives for your Neighborhood, Institute for Regional Conservation, Delray Beach Florida USA, Everglades Keys false buttonweed, Spermacoce terminalis
- Dave's Garden, Everglades Keys false buttonweed (Spermacoce terminalis)
- Gardening Europe Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Altervista Flora of the USA and Canada, Spermacoce terminalis (Small) Kartesz & Gandhi