L48 (I), Pr (I), Vi (I)PlantaeSpecies

Shrubby False Buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Order

Rubiales

Family

Rubiaceae

Madder family

Genus

Spermacoce

Species

Spermacoce verticillata

Lifecycle & Ecology

Duration

Perennial

Growth Habit

Subshrub

EdibleNo

US Distribution

Found in 2 states

Present

Not Present

Territories

Puerto RicoUS Virgin IslandsGuamAmerican SamoaNorthern Mariana Islands

Distribution Details

Territories

PrVi

Also Known As

Borreria verticillataSpermacoce laevigataBorreria strictaSpermacoce hyssopifoliaBorreria globularioidesSpermacoce minimaSpermacoce mucronataTardavel verticillataBorreria verticillata var. caesiaBorreria verticillata var. brevifoliaSpermacoce molleriBorreria graminifoliaSpermacoce oaxacanaBorreria verticillata var. thymiformisSpermacoce fruticosaBorreria podocephalaBorreria commutataSpermacoce reclinataBorreria laevigataSpermacoce oligodontaBigelovia verticillataBorreria kohautianaSpermacoce polycephalaSpermacoce podocephalaSpermacoce stellataSpermacoce globosaSpermacoce graminifoliaBorreria oaxacanaBorreria oligodontaBorreria minimaSpermacoce laetaBorreria molleriSpermacoce pygmaeaBorreria thymocephalaSpermacoce thymocephalaBorreria geeingwa

Data Sources

Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.

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