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Spermacoce  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 35239

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Borreria G. Mey.
  
  Common Name(s): false buttonweed [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderAsteranae   
                         OrderGentianales   
                            FamilyRubiaceae  – madders, rubiacées  
                               GenusSpermacoce L. – false buttonweed  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce alata Aubl. – winged false buttonweed, broadleaf buttonweed 
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce brachysepala (Urb.) Alain  
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce capitata Ruiz & Pav. – baldhead false buttonweed 
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce confusa Rendle – river false buttonweed 
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce dasycephala (Cham. & Schltdl.) Delprete  
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce densiflora (DC.) Alain – bouquet false buttonweed 
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce eryngioides (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze – whorled-leaf false buttonweed 
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce exilis (L.O. Williams) C.D. Adams ex W.C. Burger & C.M. Taylor – Pacific false buttonweed 
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce glabra Michx. – smooth false buttonweed, buttonplant 
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce keyensis Small  
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce laevis Lam.  
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce neoterminalis Govaerts  
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce ocymifolia Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.  
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce ovalifolia (M. Martens & Galeotti) Hemsl. – broadleaf false buttonweed 
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce prostrata Aubl. – prostrate false buttonweed 
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce remota Lam. – woodland false buttonweed 
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce tenella Kunth – Pensacola false buttonweed 
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce tenuior L. – slender false buttonweed 
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich. – pineland false buttonweed 
                                  SpeciesSpermacoce verticillata L. – shrubby false buttonweed 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Charlotte M. Taylor   
  Notes: Curator, Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Lousis, Missouri, 63166-0299, USA   
  Reference for: Spermacoce    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Spermacoce   
       
  Source: Rubiaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Spermacoce   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Spermacoce   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Spermacoce   
       
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