Native plant · ASTERACEAE
Melanthera nivea
SNOW SQUARESTEM
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Melanthera nivea. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Melanthera nivea
- Family
- ASTERACEAE
- Genus
- Melanthera
- Order
- ASTERALES
- Classification
- Dicots
- Recorded status
- Native; FACU (NWPL); FACW (DEP)
- Florida range
- Florida Keys · South Florida · North Florida · Central Florida · Panhandle
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Monroe; Charlotte; Collier; Miami-Dade; Sarasota; Lee; Suwannee; Pinellas; St. Lucie; Citrus; Lake; Sumter; Hillsborough; Volusia; Polk; DeSoto; Highlands; Brevard; Wakulla; St. Johns; Broward; Hendry; Levy; Pasco; Dixie; Hernando; Putnam; Seminole; Manatee; Martin; Gilchrist; Orange; Hardee; Nassau
Where documented in Florida
Monroe; Charlotte; Collier; Miami-Dade; Sarasota; Lee; Suwannee; Pinellas; St. Lucie; Citrus; Lake; Sumter; Hillsborough; Volusia; Polk; DeSoto; Highlands; Brevard; Wakulla; St. Johns; Broward; Hendry; Levy; Pasco; Dixie; Hernando; Putnam; Seminole; Manatee; Martin; Gilchrist; Orange; Hardee; Nassau
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Melanthera
- Melanthera angustifolia — EVERGLADES SQUARESTEM
- Melanthera parvifolia — SMALL-LEAF SQUARESTEM
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.