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Spermacoce laevis Lam. [syn: Borreria laevis (Lam.) Griseb.]

Weedy herb; leaves opposite, simple, ovate to elliptic, base rounded, margin entire, apex acute; stipule sheath with several whisp-like awns; inflorescence terminal and/or axillary, a globose cluster; flowers small, white.

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