Melanthera nivea (L.) Small

Snow squarestem (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Melanthera

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Wound (unspecified), Styptic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Melanthera nivea habit picture by Zumbado Manuel (cc-by-sa)
Melanthera nivea habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Melanthera nivea habit picture by Zumbado Manuel (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Melanthera nivea leaf picture by Zumbado Manuel (cc-by-sa)
Melanthera nivea leaf picture by Shehadi Ramiz (cc-by-sa)
Melanthera nivea leaf picture by José Martí Rosales Rodríguez (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Melanthera nivea flower picture by Zumbado Manuel (cc-by-sa)
Melanthera nivea flower picture by Disa Villada (cc-by-sa)
Melanthera nivea flower picture by Cecilia Grimmer (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Melanthera nivea world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Barbados, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Mexico, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156327-2
WFO ID wfo-0000038453
COL ID 3ZC6H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 920197
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Amellus niveus Amellus asper f. bicolor Melanthera canescens f. canescens Melanthera urticifolia Melanthera nivea Melanthera oxylepis Melanthera molliuscula Melanthera carpenteri Melanthera linnaei Melanthera lobata Melanthera crenata Melanthera panduriformis Melanthera brevifolia Melanthera oxycarpha Melanthera deltoidea Amellus asper Melanthera ligulata Melanthera buchii Melanthera parviceps Bidens nivea Melanthera hastata Melanthera corymbosa Melanthera montana Melanthera confusa Elephantopus cuneifolius Calea aspera Wulffia deltoidea Melanthera calcicola Athanasia hastata Melanthera amethystina Melanthera trilobata Melanthera hastifolia Melanthera canescens Melanthera longipes Melanthera urticaefolia Echinocephalum discoideum Amellus asper f. asper Amellus nivea Melanthera aspera Melananthera deltoidea Amellus asper var. glabriusculus Melanthera hastata var. lobata Melanthera hastata var. lobata Amellus asper var. asper Melanthera hastata var. pandurata Melanthera hastata var. cubensis Melanthera aspera var. glabriuscula Amellus asper var. canescens Melanthera nivea