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Buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata
In the United States: Naturalized · also called shrubby false buttonweed

Small white flowers in clusters provide nectar and pollen attractive to honeybees and other insects. Perennial herb or subshrub that blooms over an extended warm season in suitable climates and grows readily in disturbed or open sites.

Nectarmedium
Pollenlow
Bloom (US) March–November
TypePerennial
Sunfull

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