Spermacoce keyensis

Florida false buttonweed
Scientific 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
	Spermacoce floridana Urb.; Spermacoce tenuior var. floridana(Urb.) R.W.Long;

Last updated June 29, 2025

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 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
↑ Small, John Kunkel. 1913. Flora of the Florida Keys 141, 155.
↑ US Department of Agriculture, Plants Profile, Spermacoce floridana Urb., Florida false buttonweed

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[tammyswapper-1] 1 2 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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