Herbarium Specimen Details

Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Just N of SW 280th Street between US 1 and Old Dixie Highway. 25° 30' 27" N 80° 26' 22" W
Description Uncommon here.
Habitat Bulldozed pine rockland.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector K. A. Bradley 1999
Collection Date 17 Mar 1999
Accession Number 226872
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich.
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Along trail overlooking Chokoloskee Bay, E of FL 29. 25° 48' 46" N 81° 21' 43" W
Habitat Hammock cover of ridges and low canal terraces; with Acacia, Tecoma, Forestiera, and with grasses, forbs, and vines.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 29231
Collection Date 06 Oct 1965
Accession Number 67186
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich.
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Road leading to edge of bay, Chokoloskee. 25° 48' 46" N 81° 21' 43" W
Habitat Disturbed margins of road.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. W. Long 1475
Collection Date 21-24 Oct 1965
Accession Number 67457
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1987
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : SW side of Miami. 25° 46' 27" N 80° 11' 37" W
Description Erect herb; corolla white.
Habitat Weedy, unshaded area about to be developed for residential housing; dense stands of sawgrass [Cladium jamaicense] with wide bulldozed avenues of bare coral.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector M. Nee 28567
Collection Date 01 Oct 1983
Accession Number 190130
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Sunset Drive adn SW 125th Street, Miami. 25° 42' 21" N 80° 21' 8" W
Habitat Old field.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector T. R. Alexander
Collection Date 01 Nov 1973
Accession Number 181600
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Everglades National Park. Near Homestead. 25° 57' 18" N 80° 44' 41" W
Description Hairs white, coarse.
Habitat Miami oolite and solution holes, hammock and pineland association.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector G. R. Cooley 9404
with R.J. Eaton, R.C. Craighead, O. Lakela
Collection Date 16 Oct 1962
Accession Number 54472
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Homestead. 25° 28' 7" N 80° 28' 39" W
Habitat In lawn.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 28370
Collection Date 22 Mar 1965
Accession Number 64014
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Everglades National Park. Near W edge of Glade 2, Block J, Long Pine Key. 25° 57' 18" N 80° 44' 41" W
Description Stems erect and much branched; nearly dead plants collected to obtain seed.
Habitat Low, rocky pineland.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. Herndon 1856
Collection Date 04 May 1988
Accession Number 223557
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Vicinity of Coral Gables.
Habitat Waste places and other disturbed areas.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. W. Long 2966
Collection Date s.d.
Accession Number 88521
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich. - Determined By: Lakela, 04-Oct-1964
Determination History
Spermacoce tenuior L.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Homestead. 25° 28' 7" N 80° 28' 39" W
Habitat In lawn.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector F. C. Craighead
Collection Date 08 Nov 1961
Accession Number 57297
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Frog Pond; ca. 190 m W of C-111 canal, ca. 0.9 mi. N of SW 360th Street (Lucille Drive). 25° 26' 45" N 80° 33' 42" W
Habitat Along edge of a sweet potato field.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. E. Bradley 425
with S. Woodmansee
Collection Date 06 Aug 1997
Accession Number 222960
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich. - Determined By: Lakela,
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Homestead. 25° 28' 7" N 80° 28' 39" W
Description Completely covering a large field.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector F. C. Craighead
Collection Date 06 Nov 1965
Accession Number 67467
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Homestead. 25° 28' 7" N 80° 28' 39" W
Description Exceedingly scabrous.
Habitat Mostly cleared block with remnants of hammock flora and weedy plants; in crevices of Miami oolite, with Rhynchosia.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela
Collection Date 13 Mar 1964
Accession Number 58392
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich.
Locality Cayman Islands. Grand Cayman Island , George Town Distr. : S Sound Road.
Description Flowers white.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector N. Chevalier
Collection Date 19 Aug 1971
Accession Number 139998
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich.
Locality Bahamas. Great Abaco Island , Central Abaco Distr. : Along main road, 2.9 mi. S of Wilson City road.
Habitat Moist, man-made prairie, with wet depressions.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. P. Wunderlin
with D. S. Correll, R. P. Sauleda, & B. F. Hansen
Collection Date 16 Dec 1979
Accession Number 146542
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich. - Determined By: Correll,
Locality Bahamas. Little Abaco Island 2.7 mi. N of Cat (causeway). 24° 26' 60" N 75° 30' 0" W
Reproductive State
Collector R. P. Sauleda
with R. M. & P. Adams
Collection Date 04 Aug 1979
Accession Number 149961
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich.
Locality Bahamas. Great Abaco Island , Central Abaco Distr. : Marsh Harbour; near Lofty Fig Villas.
Habitat Roadside.
Reproductive State
Collector R. P. Wunderlin
with D. S. Correll, R. P. Sauleda, & B. F. Hansen
Collection Date 15 Dec 1979
Accession Number 145011
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich.
Locality Bahamas. Eleuthera Island , North Eleuthera Distr. : N Eleuthera Airport; around terminal and landing strip.
Habitat Low coppice and disturbed area.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. P. Wunderlin
with D. S. Correll, R. P. Sauleda, & B. F. Hansen
Collection Date 15 Dec 1979
Accession Number 144167
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1977
Determination History
Spermacoce tenuior L.
Locality Bahamas. Eleuthera Island , North Eleuthera Distr. : 3 mi. E of The Current. 25° 24' 29" N 76° 47' 2" W
Description Corolla white.
Habitat Sand and shallow soil on coral, edge of little pond.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector W. H. Lewis
Collection Date 28 Dec 1969
Accession Number 92630
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : SW 217th Avenue and 380th Street, W of Florida City. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Description Stems erect, to 1 m tall; flowers white.
Habitat In highly disturbed marl soil along the banks of a small drainage ditch, with Borreria laevis [Spermacoce remota] and Spermacoce tenuior [S. keyensis].
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. Herndon
Collection Date s.d.
Accession Number 290984
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Spermacoce tetraquetra
Family Name Rubiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Spermacoce tetraquetra A. Rich.
Locality Mexico. Yucatán S of Labna. 20° 10' 22" N 89° 34' 44" W
Description Corollas white.
Habitat Shaded floor of open forest.
Reproductive State
Collector S. P. Darwin
Collection Date 27 Sep 1982
Accession Number 172613
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