Spermacoce remota
Woodland false buttonweed
As recorded: Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 6912
- Date
- May 6, 1982
- Locality
- Puerto Rico (Charlie Dock), by Department of Natural Resources
- Island
- Saipan
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Identified by
- Anderson, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 6, 1982, Herbst, D.R. also collected 3 other specimens.
Spermacoce remota observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,736 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 593627. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956156494. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/593627.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956156494 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026