- Source: Spermacoce prostrata
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- Spermacoce prostrata
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- List of Spermacoce species
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- List of plants of Burkina Faso
- List of Australian plant species authored by Ferdinand von Mueller
- Flora of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- List of flora of the Sonoran Desert Region by common name
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Spermacoce prostrata (prostrate false buttonweed) is a species of plants in the Rubiaceae. In the United States, it is widespread in Florida, with a few isolated populations in Alabama and Mississippi. The species is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean (Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Turks & Caicos, the Lesser Antilles, and the Dutch and Venezuelan Antilles. It is also widespread in South America, found in every country except Chile. The species is reportedly naturalized in Hawaii, China (Hainan, Hong Kong), Japan, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Java.
References
External links
US Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
La Selva Florula Digital, Páginas de Especies: Spermacoce prostrata
East Tennessee Wildflowers, Buttonweed Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Gardening Europe Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
Encyclopedia of Life
Florida Natives, prostrate falst buttonweed