Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Melanthera nivea
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Melanthera nivea
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Melanthera nivea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Melanthera nivea
INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-67-001:
Melanthera hastata FAMILY Asteraceae__
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Melanthera deltoidea
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Melanthera hastata
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Melanthera ligulata
COMMON NAME:
Snowy Black-anthers, Snow Squarestem
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Will Stuart wil_10036814715
September SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Disk florets bisexual, 30-100+ [ray florets absent], per Flora of North America.
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Will Stuart wil_10036837016_b
September SC
Francis Marion National Forest
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmnivea_2121
Month Unknown
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmnivea_2122
Month Unknown
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmnivea_dogswamp2
Month Unknown Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmnivea_dogswamp4
Month Unknown Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Lf blades usually ovate, sometimes deltate or 3-lobed, rarely lance-elliptic, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Melanthera nivea
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Melanthera nivea
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Melanthera nivea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Melanthera nivea
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-67-001:
Melanthera hastata
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Melanthera deltoidea
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Melanthera hastata
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Melanthera ligulata
2704
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: calcareous outcrops, sandy woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Uncommon
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: White
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Dark brown
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p281
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p336
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p124
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p102
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