Spermacoce remota
Woodland false buttonweed
As recorded: Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 2487
- Date
- August 22, 1931
- Locality
- Fagamalo
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 22, 1931, Christophersen, E. also collected 1 other specimen.
Spermacoce remota observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,735 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Chuluota Wilderness Area
(c) Tony Lloyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Country Lake Park, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Royal Palm Island, Hollywood, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
E Dania Beach Blvd, Dania Beach, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Guayabal, Valdesia, DO
(c) Evelyn Teresa Encarnación García, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Spermacoce remota. BISH 173493. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956396933. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/173493.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956396933 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026