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Snow Squarestem

Melanthera nivea

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 44, February 37, March 77, April 76, May 50, June 28, July 39, August 29, September 46, October 64, November 29, December 32.
United States1,863
Mexico551
Alabama154
Quintana Roo123
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave108
Georgia105
Costa Rica92
Puerto Rico91
Chiapas78
South Carolina59

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusMelanthera

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Practise Snow Squarestem with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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