PLANTS Profile for Acmella decumbens (creeping spotflower)

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PLANTS Profile

Acmella decumbens (Sm.) R.K. Jansen
creeping spotflower

Symbol:

ACDE5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Acmella decumbens (Sm.) R.K. Jansen

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Synonyms:
Acmella decumbens (Sm.) R.K. Jansen

	SPAMS	Spilanthes americana (Mutis ex L. f.) Hieron. var. stolonifera (DC.) A.H. Moore
	SPST4	Spilanthes stolonifera DC.

Distribution:
Acmella decumbens (Sm.) R.K. Jansen


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USA (NJ)

Related Taxa:
Acmella decumbens (Sm.) R.K. Jansen

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 6 species in Acmella

Classification:
Acmella decumbens (Sm.) R.K. Jansen

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Acmella Rich. ex Pers. – spotflower
Species	Acmella decumbens (Sm.) R.K. Jansen – creeping spotflower

Introduced Information:
Acmella decumbens (Sm.) R.K. Jansen

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Acmella decumbens (Sm.) R.K. Jansen

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182431.

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 12:46 AM CDT