About Spermacoce remota Lam.
Spermacoce remota, commonly known as woodland false buttonweed, is a plant species belonging to the Rubiaceae family. It is native to the southeastern United States (Texas, Florida, Georgia, Alabama), Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies, including locations like Bermuda, Bahamas, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Cayman Islands, Trinidad, and the Lesser Antilles. It has become naturalized in Taiwan, parts of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Guangdong in China, India, Sri Lanka, New Guinea, Mauritius, and many other oceanic islands, including Hawaii and the Galápagos. Spermacoce remota is a perennial herb or sub-shrub that grows up to 70 cm tall. Its stems have a round or square cross-section. The leaves are lanceolate and reach up to 5 cm in length. The small white flowers grow in a cluster at the top of the stem. This plant is a common site for butterfly oviposition, including for the eggs of Anartia fatima.
