BISH 173496Botany

Spermacoce remota

Woodland false buttonweed

As recorded: Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: Wisner, A.W.
Collector number: 41
Date: January 23, 1959
Locality: Tafuna
Island: Tutuila
Region: American Samoa
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

185 Bishop specimens of Spermacoce remota · collected 1893–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 23, 1959, Wisner, A.W. also collected 22 other specimens.

Spermacoce remota observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1959. 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 173496. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956141225. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/173496.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956141225 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026