Rubiaceae
Oval-leaf false buttonweed
Spermacoce latifolia
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Spermacoce
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 阔叶丰花草, 闊葉鴨舌癀舅, 闊葉豐花草
- English
- Oval-leaf false buttonweed
Synonyms
- Borreria bartlingiana DC.
- Borreria eradii Ravi
- Borreria fockeana Miq.
- Borreria latifolia (Aubl.) K.Schum.
- Borreria latifolia f. fockeana (Miq.) Steyerm.
- Borreria latifolia f. minor (K.Schum.) Steyerm.
- Borreria latifolia f. scabrida (DC.) Steyerm.
- Borreria latifolia var. fockeana (Miq.) Bremek.
- Borreria latifolia var. minor K.Schum.
- Borreria latifolia var. scabrida (DC.) K.Schum.
- Borreria latifolia var. sideritis K.Schum.
- Borreria penicillata Miq.
- Borreria perrottetii DC.
- Borreria platyphylla DC.
- Borreria scabrida DC.
- Borreria sideritis Cham. & Schltdl.
- Borreria splitgerheri Bremek.
- Borreria tetraptera Miq.
- Neanotis monosperma var. tirunelvelica A.N.Henry & Chandrab.
- Spermacoce aspera Aubl.
- Spermacoce aspera var. latifolia Griseb.
- Spermacoce bartlingiana (DC.) Hemsl.
- Spermacoce coerulescens Aubl.
- Spermacoce scabrida Pohl ex DC.
- Tardavel bartlingiana (DC.) Conz.
- Tardavel latifolia (Aubl.) Standl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
Photo: FarEnd2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.