Spermacoce capitata Ruiz & Pav.

Baldhead false buttonweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Spermacoce

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Marshy meadows and open mountain slopes at elevations of 500-3,000 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Ipecac (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Spermacoce capitata world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:317930-2
WFO ID wfo-0000312303
COL ID 4YJMX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 769507
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Spermacoce aculeata Spermacoce cornifolia Spermacoce elongata Spermacoce fasciculata Spermacoce globosa Spermacoce oronocensis Spermacoce rubrostipulata Spermacoce strictissima Spermacoce tomentosa Bigelovia cornifolia Borreria cornifolia Borreria elongata Borreria kappleriana Borreria psyllioides Borreria strictissima Spermacoce lavandulifolia Spermacoce lutescens Spermacoce ferruginea Borreria procera Spermacoce capitata Borreria capitata f. capitata Spermacoce procera Borreria aturensis Borreria gracilis Borreria lutescens Borreria rubrostipulata Borreria saturejifolia Borreria ferruginea Spermacoce aturensis Borreria capitata f. ferruginea Borreria capitata f. glabra Borreria capitata Borreria capitata subsp. restingicola Borreria tenella var. suffruticosa Borreria tenella var. lavandulifolia Borreria tenella var. caesia Borreria tenella var. coriacea Borreria tenella var. macrocephala Borreria tenella var. pubescens Borreria tenella var. tenera Spermacoce capitata var. ferruginea Jurgensia psylloides Borreria coriacea Borreria sphaerica Spermacoce terminalis Spermacoce capitata var. normalis