''Spermacoce keyensis'', the Florida false buttonweed, is a species of plants in the family

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, first discovered in the

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. It is found in southern

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, and the extreme southern tip of

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( Cameron County).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>US Department of Agriculture, Plants Profile, Spermacoce floridana Urb., Florida false buttonweed
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External links

Atlas of Florida Vascular PlantsWild Florida Photo, nature photography by Paul RebmannAll Things Plant, Florida False Buttonweed (Spermacoce keyensis)Gardening Europe, Spermacoce floridana Spermacoce keyensis SmallZipcodeZoo
keyensis Flora of Florida Flora of the Bahamas Flora of Texas Florida Keys Plants described in 1913 Taxa named by John Kunkel Small Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Rubiaceae-stub