Melanthera nivea

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Melanthera
Species:	Melanthera nivea Small
Common Name	Cariaquillo Blanco; Salaillo; Snow Squarestem
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LC; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: January; Reproductive Phenology: Febuary; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Reproductive Phenology: December; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: crenate; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: axillary; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Inflorescence Types: head; Inflorescence Types: solitary; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S3?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Bidens nivea	Bidens nivea L.
Elephantopus cuneifolius	Elephantopus cuneifolius
Melanthera brevifolia	Melanthera brevifolia
Melanthera carpenteri	Melanthera carpenteri Small
Melanthera hastata	Melanthera hastata Michx.
Melanthera hastata var. cubensis	Melanthera hastata var. cubensis O. E. Schulz
Melanthera hastifolia	Melanthera hastifolia S. F. Blake
Melanthera lobata	Melanthera lobata
Melanthera oxycarpha	Melanthera oxycarpha
Melanthera parviceps	Melanthera parviceps Blake

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Calloway (KY), Carlisle (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), Trigg (KY), Benton (TN), Decatur (TN), Hardin (TN), Henry (TN), Humphreys (TN), Perry (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, MEM, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1974 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0232582	McCracken	Kentucky			TENN Melanthera hastata
TENN-V-0232562	Hardin	Tennessee			TENN Melanthera hastata
31234100268273	Ballard	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	EKY Melanthera nivea
31234100268307	McCracken	Kentucky		Landon E. McKinney	EKY Melanthera nivea
TENN-V-0232568	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Melanthera nivea
TENN-V-0232569	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Melanthera nivea
APSC0080565	McCracken	Kentucky	28 Sep 1984		APSC Melanthera nivea
31234100268299	Livingston	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	EKY Melanthera nivea
31234100268281	Carlisle	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	EKY Melanthera nivea
TENN-V-0232566	Humphreys	Tennessee			TENN Melanthera nivea
TENN-V-0232570	Stewart	Tennessee			TENN Melanthera nivea
APSC0024938	Trigg	Kentucky	17 Aug 1985	Edward Chester	APSC Melanthera nivea
APSC0024935	Trigg	Kentucky	17 Aug 1985	Edward Chester	APSC Melanthera nivea
APSC009128	Carlisle	Kentucky			APSC Melanthera nivea
APSC0101754	Humphreys	Tennessee			APSC Melanthera nivea
BEREA025610	Calloway	Kentucky			BEREA Melanthera nivea
BEREA025611	Calloway	Kentucky			BEREA Melanthera nivea
TENN-V-0232565	Hardin	Tennessee			TENN Melanthera nivea
APSC0024942	Benton	Tennessee			APSC Melanthera nivea
APSC0041657	Decatur	Tennessee			APSC Melanthera nivea
APSC0024941	Humphreys	Tennessee			APSC Melanthera nivea
APSC0101940	Ballard	Kentucky			APSC Melanthera nivea
APSC0024934	Lyon	Kentucky	05 Oct 2007	Edward Chester	APSC Melanthera nivea
APSC0107714	Humphreys	Tennessee			APSC Melanthera nivea
TENN-V-0232597	Carlisle	Kentucky			TENN Melanthera nivea
APSC0101755	Humphreys	Tennessee			APSC Melanthera nivea
APSC0024936	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Melanthera nivea
APSC0024937	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Melanthera nivea
MEM020347	Shelby	Tennessee	21 Sep 2015	S.M. Ballou Jr. 2	MEM Melanthera nivea
MEM011605	Carlisle	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	MEM Melanthera nivea
MEM005752	Livingston	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	MEM Melanthera nivea
TENN-V-0232563	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Melanthera nivea
TENN-V-0232598	Trigg	Kentucky			TENN Melanthera nivea
TENN-V-0232567	Perry	Tennessee			TENN Melanthera nivea
APSC0060197	Carlisle	Kentucky			APSC Melanthera nivea
APSC0024939	Henry	Tennessee	26 Aug 1989	Edward Chester	APSC Melanthera nivea
APSC0085849	Ballard	Kentucky			APSC Melanthera nivea
APSC0024940	Humphreys	Tennessee			APSC Melanthera nivea
MEM004492	Ballard	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	MEM Melanthera nivea
MEM007307	Shelby	Tennessee	13 Oct 1974	W.H. Raines s.n.	MEM Melanthera nivea
MEM005938	McCracken	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	MEM Melanthera nivea
TENN-V-0232564	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Melanthera nivea
APSC0056076	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Melanthera nivea

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Melanthera nivea

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