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Asteraceae
Acmella

not marked as a favorite taxon Acmella L.C. Richard ex C.H. Persoon. Common name: Spotflower.

Key to Acmella

A genus of about 30 species, herbs, primarily of tropical distribution.

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Subfamily: Asteroideae. Tribe: Heliantheae. Subtribe: Spilanthinae.

References: Cronquist (1980); Jansen (1985); Strother (2006uu) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006c). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Acmella© Alan Cressler: Acmella oppositifolia var. repens, Carter Creek, Randolph County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler | Acmella repens source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Acmella© Tomás Tamagno, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Tomás Tamagno | Acmella decumbens var. decumbens source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Acmella© Paul Marcum | Acmella repens source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Acmella© Jay Horn | Acmella repens source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Acmella© Patrick Jackson, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Patrick Jackson | Acmella decumbens var. decumbens source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Acmella© candela_castro, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by candela_castro | Acmella decumbens var. decumbens source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷

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