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.Biota of North America Program, map, Spermacoce terminalisGovaerts, Rafaël Herman Anna. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1): 18, Spermacoce neoterminalisSmall, John Kunkel. 1924. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 51(9): 387, Borreria terminalis Kartesz, John T. & Gandhi, Kancheepuram Natarajan. 1992. Brittonia 44(3): 370, Spermacoce terminalis
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.
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External links Natives for your Neighborhood, Institute for Regional Conservation, Delray Beach Florida USA, Everglades Keys false buttonweed, Spermacoce terminalis Dave's Garden, Everglades Keys false buttonweed (Spermacoce terminalis) Gardening Europe Altervista Flora of the USA and Canada, Spermacoce terminalis (Small) Kartesz & Gandhi