Melanthera nivea

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Melanthera nivea
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Scientific classification
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M. nivea
Binomial name
Melanthera nivea
(L.) Small, 1903
Synonyms

(≡) Bidens nivea L.
(=) Calea aspera Jacq.
(=) Melanthera aspera (Jacq.) Small[2]

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.

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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