About Pacific False Buttonweed
Pacific False Buttonweed (Spermacoce mauritiana) is a herb belonging to the Rubiaceae family (Coffee/Madder family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, cymose/panicle/head flower clusters, berry/drupe/capsule fruit. It is typically found in moist and dry deciduous forests and waste places. It is native to Tropical America. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Spermacoce mauritiana
- Genus
- Spermacoce
- Family
- RUBIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests and waste places
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Tropical America, introduced elsewhere
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Pacific False Buttonweed belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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