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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
Melanthera

Melanthera nivea
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Family: Asteraceae

Group: Dicot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, eastern United States, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Comments: For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website. Also visit IRC's Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.

Synonyms: Melanthera aspera var. glabriuscula, Melanthera deltoidea, Melanthera hastata.

Other data on Melanthera nivea available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Melanthera nivea has been reported for the following 3 habitats in the Bahama Archipelago :
Disturbed Upland
Open Coastal Uplands
Pineland

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Melanthera nivea
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Melanthera nivea
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Melanthera nivea
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Melanthera nivea
Copyright by: Jay Horn via iNaturalist
Melanthera nivea
Copyright by: Jay Horn via iNaturalist
Melanthera nivea
Copyright by: Jay Horn via iNaturalist
Melanthera nivea
Copyright by: Jay Horn via iNaturalist