FNA: Acmella repens

	Acmella repens
	oppositeleaf spotflower
Leaves	petioles 3–40+ mm; blades ovate to lance-ovate, mostly 20–40(–100) × 10–35 mm, margins dentate to denticulate or entire.
Cypselae	1–2.5 mm, ciliate or not, tips of cilia straight; pappi 0 or of 1–2(–3) bristles.
2n	= 52.

	Acmella repens
Phenology	Flowering Jan–Dec.
Habitat	Disturbed, wet or drying sites
Elevation	0–200 m (0–700 ft)
Distribution	AL; AR; FL; GA; LA; MO; MS; NC; SC; TN; TX; Mexico (Coahuila) [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Source	FNA vol. 21, p. 133.
Parent taxa	Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Ecliptinae > Acmella
Sibling taxa	A. pusilla
Synonyms	Anthemis repens, A. oppositifolia var. repens, Spilanthes americana var. repens
Name authority	(Walter) Persoon: Syn. Pl. 2: 473. (1807)
Web links	Local Web sites: LA Plants, MO Plants WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

oppositeleaf spotflower

Leaves

petioles 3–40+ mm;

blades ovate to lance-ovate, mostly 20–40(–100) × 10–35 mm, margins dentate to denticulate or entire.

Cypselae

1–2.5 mm, ciliate or not, tips of cilia straight;

pappi 0 or of 1–2(–3) bristles.

= 52.

Phenology

Flowering Jan–Dec.

Habitat

Disturbed, wet or drying sites

Elevation

0–200 m (0–700 ft)

Distribution

AL; AR; FL; GA; LA; MO; MS; NC; SC; TN; TX; Mexico (Coahuila)

Source

Parent taxa

Sibling taxa

Synonyms

Anthemis repens, A. oppositifolia var. repens, Spilanthes americana var. repens

Name authority

(Walter) Persoon: Syn. Pl. 2: 473. (1807)

Web links

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