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Melanthera nivea (L.) Small

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Small. (1903). In: Fl. S. E. U. S. 1251.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Asterales
family
Asteraceae
genus
Melanthera
species
Melanthera nivea

Name

Synonyms
Amellus asper (Jacq.) Kuntze
Amellus asper f. asper
Amellus asper f. bicolor Kuntze
Amellus asper var. asper
Amellus asper var. canescens Kuntze
Amellus asper var. glabriusculus Kuntze
Amellus asper var. normalis Kuntze
Amellus discoideus (Baker) Kuntze
Amellus echinocephalon Kuntze
Amellus lanceolatus (Benth. ex Oerst.) Kuntze
Amellus microphyllus (Steetz) Kuntze
Amellus niveus (L.) Kuntze
Amellus oxylepis Kuntze
Athanasia hastata Walter
Bidens nivea L.
Calea aspera Jacq.
Echinocephalum discoideum Baker
Elephantopus cuneifolius E.Fourn.
Heterotheca graminifolia var. aspera (Shuttlw. ex Small) Gray
Melananthera deltoidea Michx.
Homonyms
Melanthera nivea (L.) Small
Melanthera nivea O.E.Schulz
Common names
Cariaquillo blanco in language.
Cariaquillo blanco in language.
Clavel blanco (Dominican Republic) in language.
Clavel blanco (Dominican Republic) in language.
Dog Bush (Trinidad & Tobago); Romerillo cimarron (Cuba) in language.
Dog Bush (Trinidad & Tobago); Romerillo cimarron (Cuba) in language.
Elente’pun in Spanish
Hierba ratón in Spanish
Salaillo in language.
Salaillo in language.
Snow Squarestem in English
Yerba de cabra (Puerto Rico) in language.
Yerba de cabra (Puerto Rico) in language.
pineland squarestem in English
snow squarestem in English
yerba de cabra in English

Bibliographic References

  1. (1903). Flora of the southeastern United States.
  2. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  3. Flora of the Southeastern United States,1251/13440,1903
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