Spermacoce keyensis, the Florida false buttonweed, is a species of plants in the family Rubiaceae, first discovered in the Florida Keys. It is found in southern Florida, Bahamas, and the extreme southern tip of Texas (Cameron County).[1][2][3]
| Florida false buttonweed | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Spermacoceae |
| Genus: | Spermacoce |
| Species: | S. keyensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Spermacoce keyensis Small
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References edit
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Small, John Kunkel. 1913. Flora of the Florida Keys 141, 155.
- ^ US Department of Agriculture, Plants Profile, Spermacoce floridana Urb., Florida false buttonweed
External links edit
- Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
- Wild Florida Photo, nature photography by Paul Rebmann
- All Things Plant, Florida False Buttonweed (Spermacoce keyensis)
- Gardening Europe, Spermacoce floridana Spermacoce keyensis Small
- ZipcodeZoo
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