
Spermacoce remota
Woodland false buttonweed
As recorded: Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 9621
- Date
- May 11, 1993
- Locality
- Roi-Namur; Roadside weed
- Island
- Kwajalein Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 11, 1993, Herbst, D.R. also collected 3 other specimens.
Spermacoce remota observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,737 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 631437. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956647436. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/631437.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956647436 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
