This is a Shrubby False Buttonweed
It's somewhat of a sticky wicket
On the one hand it's invasive and can grow pretty fast,
But it looks so pretty you just want to pick it.
And it's nectar attracts the Larra bicolor,
Which biologically controls non-native mole crickets.
Sources: https://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/research/weedsbyflowercolor/white/spermacoceverticillata
Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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