BISH 430260Botany

Spermacoce remota

Woodland false buttonweed

As recorded: Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: Whistler, W.A.
Collector number: W3376
Date: May 19, 1976
Locality: Etena
Island: Swains Island
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 May 19, 1976, Whistler, W.A. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Spermacoce remota observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,739 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29

Molokaʻi, Kaunakakai, HI, US

(c) Caitlin Hazelquist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29

Molokaʻi, Kaunakakai, HI, US

(c) Caitlin Hazelquist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)

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Cite this specimen

Spermacoce remota. BISH 430260. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956672262. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/430260.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956672262 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026