Spermacoce alata

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Spermacoce alata, a reference photo
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Spermacoce alata, the winged false buttonweed, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is widespread across the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere and naturalized in many other parts of the world.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Spermacoce alata being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Species
Spermacoce alata

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