Acmella pusilla
| Acmella pusilla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Acmella |
| Species: | A. pusilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Acmella pusilla (Hook. & Arn.) R.K.Jansen
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Spilanthes pusilla Hook. & Arn. | |
Acmella pusilla, the dwarf spotflower,[2] is a species of flowering herb in the family Asteraceae. The plant is native to South America (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, etc.) and is naturalized in the southeastern United States (Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina).[3][4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ The Plant List, Acmella pusilla (Hook. & Arn.) R.K.Jansen
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Acmella pusilla". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Jansen, R. K. 1985. The systematics of Acmella (Asteraceae–Heliantheae). Systematic Botany Monographs 8: 1–115.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America 21 Page 133 Acmella pusilla (Hooker & Arnott) R. K. Jansen
