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Rubiaceae

Bouquet false buttonweed

Spermacoce densiflora (DC.) Alain

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Spermacoce

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Common names

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English
Bouquet false buttonweed

Synonyms

  • Borreria arenicola Brandegee
  • Borreria densiflora DC.
  • Borreria densiflora var. latifolia E.L.Cabral & B.A.B.Martins
  • Borreria densiflora var. minima E.L.Cabral & Bacigalupo
  • Borreria densiflora var. perennis Standl.
  • Borreria densiflora var. pilosa Bacigalupo
  • Borreria radicosa Brandegee
  • Borreria spinosa var. latifolia (E.L.Cabral & B.A.B.Martins) E.L.Cabral
  • Borreria spinosa var. minima (E.L.Cabral & Bacigalupo) E.L.Cabral
  • Spermacoce arenicola (Brandegee) Govaerts
  • Spermacoce spinosa Sw.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native

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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.