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Spermacoce neoterminalis

Spermacoce neoterminalis, the Everglades Key false buttonweed or Everglade Key bouvardia, is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae. It is endemic to southern Florida, from the Everglades as far north as Lake Okeechobee.

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Everglades Key false buttonweed
Vulnerable
Vulnerable (NatureServe)1
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Spermacoceae
Genus: Spermacoce
Species:
S. neoterminalis
Binomial name
Spermacoce neoterminalis
Govaerts
Synonyms2
  • Borreria terminalis Small
  • Spermacoce terminalis (Small) Kartesz & Gandhi 1992, illegitimate homonym of S. terminalis Vell. 1829

Spermacoce neoterminalis, the Everglades Key false buttonweed or Everglade Key bouvardia,1 is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae. It is endemic to southern Florida, from the Everglades as far north as Lake Okeechobee.23456

Spermacoce neoterminalis is a perennial herb with a woody root. Stems are up to 40 cm tall, generally not branching above the ground. Leaves are elliptical. Flowers are small, white, clustered in terminal and axillary glomerules.5

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References

  1. NatureServe (3 July 2025). "Spermacoce terminalis". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  2. Govaerts, R., ed. (2024). "Spermacoce neoterminalis". WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  3. Biota of North America Program, map, Spermacoce terminalis
  4. Govaerts, Rafaël Herman Anna. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1): 18, Spermacoce neoterminalis
  5. Small, John Kunkel. 1924. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 51(9): 387, Borreria terminalis
  6. Kartesz, John T. & Gandhi, Kancheepuram Natarajan. 1992. Brittonia 44(3): 370, Spermacoce terminalis
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