Spermacoce tenuior

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Family:	RUBIACEAE
Species:	Spermacoce tenuior L.
Common Name:	Slender False Buttonweed
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Annual
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	**

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Classification

Family	RUBIACEAE - Madder/Coffee family
Genus	Spermacoce
Species	Spermacoce tenuior L. - Slender False Buttonweed

Citation	Spermacoce tenuior Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 102. 1753.
Basionym:	**
Type:	Drawn from cultivated material at Eltham Gardens. Dillenius, Hort. Eltham.: t. 277, f. 359. 1732. Lectotypified by Rendle, J. Bot. 72: 333. 1934.

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No synonyms exist for this species.

No synonyms exist for this species.

No specimens exist for this species.

For more information, contact: Brian R. Keener, Ph.D.

Data last modified: 11/9/2024

Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.