Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Spermacoce capitata 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.
Easily confused with
- Mitracarpus salzmannianus
- Mitracarpus hirtus
- Spermacoce glabra
- Spermacoce remota
- Diacrodon compressus
- Spermacoce orinocensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Spermacoce
- Species
- Spermacoce capitata
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