Spermacoce prostrata
| Spermacoce prostrata | |
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| Photo by Shirley Denton (Copyrighted, use by photographer’s permission only), Nature Photography by Shirley Denton | |
| 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
Taxonomic notes
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida, S. prostrata occurs in river floodplain forests and longleaf pine woods. It has occurred in human disturbed areas such as a powerline corridor running through a longleaf pine-scrub oak sand ridge (FSU Herbarium). It has been observed growing in loamy sand (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include longleaf pine and scrub oak (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Flowers and fruits in October (FSU Herbarium).
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
Flowers of Spermacoce prostrata Photo by Shirley Denton (Copyrighted, use by photographer’s permission only), Nature Photography by Shirley Denton
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.
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Franklin, Liberty, Wakulla. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
