Spermacoce prostrata
| Spermacoce prostrata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Rubiales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Spermacoce |
| Species: | S. prostrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Spermacoce prostrata Aubl. | |
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| Natural range of Spermacoce prostrata from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: prostrate false buttonweed
Contents
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
Phenology
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Spermacoce prostrata at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Halictidae: Lasioglossum lepidii
Sphecidae: Anacrabro ocellatus, Cerceris blakei
Vespidae: Leptochilus alcolhuus, Pachodynerus erynnis, P. nasidens, Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus, Stenodynerus fundatiformis
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
