Melanthera nivea

Melanthera nivea
Conservation status
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]

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]

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
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

• Media related to Melanthera nivea at Wikimedia Commons