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 family Asteraceae.[4] It grows in the Americas.

Melanthera nivea

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
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[2]

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

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.

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