Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Anthospermum ericifolium
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Anthospermum
Species
ericifolium
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Spermacoce ericifolia Licht. ex Roem. & Schult. fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Missouri Botanical Garden (2010)
Origin: Native
- Fosberg, F. R. (1987) Vegetación inalterada en Fernandina, 1964 Memorias. Investigación Botánica y Manejo en Galápagos. Pg. 66-74
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Missouri Botanical Garden (eds.) (2013) The Plant List, Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 1st January).
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"Galapagos Species Database, Anthospermum ericifolium", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17930. Accessed 3 November 2026.