Spermacoce remota Lam.
Spermacoce suffrutescens Jacq.
Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav.
Woodland false buttonweed
Woodland false buttonweed is native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas, including the southern United States, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. It is naturalized in similar Asian climates, and in many islands, including Hawaii and the Galápagos.
Plants: A perennial small shrub up to 1½′ (50 cm) tall, with round or square stems.
Leaves: Lanceolate, 1¾–2½ ⨉ ½–⅞″ (5–7 ⨉ 1.5–2.3 cm), with smooth upper surfaces. Leaf stalks (petioles) are short and hairy.
Flowers: In a white clump at the top of the stem. Each flower is about ⅛″ (5 mm) in diameter, with four petals with white hairs.
Fruits: Capsules with hairs in the upper half. Seeds are yellowish to dark brown, elliptic, 1/16 ⨉ 1/32″ (2 ⨉ 0.8 mm).
Habitats: A common weed of open disturbed areas, especially along roadsides.
Online References:
Borreria laevis auct. non (Lam.) Griseb.
Spermacoce remota Lam.
Spermacoce suffrutescens Jacq.
Spermacoce remota Lam.
Spermacoce suffrutescens Jacq.
6/5/2024 · Saint Marten, Leeward Islands · By Heather A. Kent 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Gentianales | Gentians, coffee, gardenias, frangipani, many others |
| Family | Rubiaceae | Coffee, madder, and bedstraw family |
| Genus | Spermacoce | From Greek sperma, ”seed,“ and koke, ”a grain“ or ”a small seed.“ The species is dedicated to the Brazilian Botanist Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz |
| Species | assurgens | Upward-curving |
Spermacoce assurgens description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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