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Melanthera nivea

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Species of flowering plant

Melanthera nivea
Conservation status

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Melanthera
Species: M. nivea
Binomial name
Melanthera nivea
(L.) Small, 1903
Synonyms

(≡) Bidens nivea L.
(=) Calea aspera Jacq.
(=) Melanthera aspera (Jacq.) Small

Melanthera nivea, also known as pineland squarestem, snow squarestem and Spanish: yerba de cabra, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It grows in the Americas.

Distribution

It is found in the SE United States, including Louisiana, Mississippi Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois, as well as in the Caribbean Islands, Mexico (from Tamaulipas to Quintana Roo), Central America and South America, including Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guianas and northern Brazil.

References

  1. Melanthera nivea - NatureServe Explorer
  2. "GRIN Species Records of Melanthera". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  3. ITIS Standard Report Page: Melanthera nivea
  4. The Plant List (2010). "Melanthera nivea".
  5. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map

External links

Taxon identifiers
Melanthera nivea
Bidens nivea


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