Borreria verticillata (Linnaeus) G.F.W. Meyer. Common name: Shrubby Buttonweed, Bóton Blanco, Yerba de Garro. Phenology: Mar-May. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Neotropics. The native distribution of this widespread and weedy neotropical species is difficult to determine.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Tx, Franck et al (2021), Nepomuceno et al (2018); = n/a — RAB; = Spermacoce verticillata L. — Fl5, K4, Meso4.2, WH3, WI, Rogers (2005), Ward (2011b), (basionym)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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