Kingdom Plantae Family Rubiaceae Tribe Spermacoceae Rank Species | Order Gentianales Subfamily Rubioideae Genus Ernodea | |
Similar Ernodea, Portulaca halimoides, Dalbergia ecastaphyllum, Polypremum, Gymnosiphon |
Ernodea littoralis, the golden creeper, beech creeper, coughweed, or coughbush, is a species of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, endemic to Central America and the Caribbean region. It is a vine-like ground cover, 1 to 3 feet in height, with small, light green, succulent leaves on long, curving, bright red branches, and pinkish white, tubular flowers succeeded by golden berries.
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