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Rubiaceae

Mountain saucer-flower

Crusea simplex (Willd.) J.H.Kirkbr. & Wiersema

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Crusea

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Mountain saucer-flower (Crusea simplex)
Photo: Andrew Tree, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English
Mountain saucer-flower, Mountain saucerflower

Synonyms

  • Borreria subulata DC.
  • Crusea diversifolia W.R.Anderson
  • Crusea subulata (DC.) A.Gray
  • Crusea subulata var. leiocarpa Greenm.
  • Diodia subulata (DC.) Standl.
  • Knoxia simplex Willd.
  • Spermacoce diversifolia Kunth
  • Spermacoce subulata (DC.) Hemsl.

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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). About our plant data.