PLANTS Profile for Melanthera (squarestem)

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PLANTS Profile

Melanthera Rohr
squarestem

Symbol:

MELAN2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Distribution:
Melanthera Rohr

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MS, SC, TN), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Melanthera Rohr

View 480 genera in Asteraceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Melanthera angustifolia A. Rich.. .

Melanthera angustifolia
Everglades squarestem

Distribution of Melanthera aspera (Jacq.) Steud. ex Small. .

Melanthera aspera
yerba de cabra

Distribution of Melanthera ligulata Small. .

Melanthera ligulata
pineland squarestem

Distribution of Melanthera nivea (L.) Small. .

Melanthera nivea
snow squarestem

Distribution of Melanthera parvifolia Small. .

Melanthera parvifolia
small-leaf squarestem

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Melanthera Rohr

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Melanthera Rohr – squarestem

More Accounts and Images:
Melanthera Rohr

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38089.

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 12:29 AM CDT