Freshwater
Acmella repens
Asteraceae
Facts
Care
We have no care for this plant yet. If you know how it thrives, you can suggest it.
Range
Native
Lives wild in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and 7 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Acmella repens is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The plant is native to the southeastern and south-central United States, primarily in the coastal plain from Texas to North Carolina and in the lower Mississippi Valley from Missouri to Louisiana. There are additional populations in Coahuila in northeastern Mexico.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Acmella nuttaliana
- Anthemis repens
- Anthemis trinervia
- Ceratocephalus beccabunga
- Ceratocephalus repens
- Ceratocephalus subhirsutus
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