Melanthera nivea

Melanthera nivea
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
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

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

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

External links

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[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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