''Spermacoce neoterminalis'', the Everglades Key false buttonweed, is a species of plant in the

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. It is endemic to southern

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, from the

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as far north as

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Spermacoce neoterminalis''
/ref>Small, John Kunkel. 1924. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 51(9): 387, Borreria terminalis
/ref>Kartesz, John T. & Gandhi, Kancheepuram Natarajan. 1992. Brittonia 44(3): 370, ''Spermacoce terminalis'' ''Spermacoce neoterminalis'' is a perennial herb with a woody root. Stems are up to 40 cm tall, generally not branching above the ground. Leaves are elliptical. Flowers are small, white, clustered in terminal and axillary glomerules.

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Natives for your Neighborhood, Institute for Regional Conservation, Delray Beach Florida USA, Everglades Keys false buttonweed, ''Spermacoce terminalis'' Dave's Garden, Everglades Keys false buttonweed (''Spermacoce terminalis'')Gardening Europe

Altervista Flora of the USA and Canada, ''Spermacoce terminalis'' (Small) Kartesz & Gandhi
neoterminalis Endemic flora of Florida Everglades National Park Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Rubioideae-stub