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Spermacoce latifolia Aubl.
oval-leaf false buttonweed
Symbol: SPLA11
Group: Dicot
Family: Rubiaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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State Distributional Map for SPLA11
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Plant Distribution by State

Spermacoce latifolia Aubl.

SPLA11

Hawaii

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Related Taxa:
Spermacoce latifolia Aubl.

View 75 genera in Rubiaceae, 17 species in Spermacoce

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Classification:
Spermacoce latifolia Aubl.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Asteridae –
                      Order Rubiales –
                         Family Rubiaceae – Madder family
                            Genus Spermacoce L. – false buttonweed
                               Species Spermacoce latifolia Aubl. – oval-leaf false buttonweed

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Introduced Information:
Spermacoce latifolia Aubl.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Spermacoce latifolia Aubl.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 508041.

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