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==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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Revision as of 11:25, 15 October 2015

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
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Natural range of Spermacoce prostrata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: prostrate false buttonweed

Taxonomic notes

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.