Asteraceae
Dwarf spotflower
Acmella pusilla
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Acmella
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Dwarf spotflower
Synonyms
- Spilanthes americana f. longiinternodiata A.H.Moore
- Spilanthes pusilla Hook. & Arn.
- Spilanthes stolonifera var. pusilla (Hook. & Arn.) Baker
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sebastián Lovera, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.