Melanthera nivea

Melanthera nivea, also known as pineland squarestem, snow squarestem and Spanish: yerba de cabra,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the aster family.[4] It grows in the Americas.

Melanthera nivea

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
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[2]

Distribution

It is found in the SE United States, including Louisiana, Mississippi Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois,[5] 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


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