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Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
snow squarestem

       
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Synonyms:
Melanthera nivea (L.) Small

  BINI Bidens nivea L.
  MECA18 Melanthera carpenteri Small
  MEHA6 Melanthera hastata Michx.
 

Distribution:
Melanthera nivea (L.) Small

View Native Status
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MS, SC, TN), USA+ (VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Melanthera nivea (L.) Small

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 5 species in Melanthera
 

Classification:
Melanthera nivea (L.) Small

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Melanthera Rohr – squarestem
Species Melanthera nivea (L.) Small – snow squarestem
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Melanthera nivea (L.) Small

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
white melanthera              Endangered
Kentucky:
snow melanthera              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Melanthera nivea (L.) Small

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU NI FACU NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NI* NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Melanthera nivea (L.) Small

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38093.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/23/2008 06:55 PM MDT