Melanthera nivea
A species in the Asteraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Melanthera
- Species
- Melanthera nivea
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1903
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Melanthera nivea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
50 synonyms in this snapshot
- Amellus asperName author: (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Amellus asper f. asperName author: Not supplied
- Amellus asper f. bicolorName author: Kuntze
- Amellus asper var. asperName author: Not supplied
- Amellus asper var. canescensName author: Kuntze
- Amellus asper var. glabriusculusName author: Kuntze
- Amellus asper var. normalisName author: Kuntze
- Amellus niveaName author: (L.) Kuntze
- Amellus niveusName author: (L.) Kuntze
- Athanasia hastataName author: Walter
- Bidens niveaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Calea asperaName author: Jacq.
- Echinocephalum discoideumName author: Baker
- Elephantopus cuneifoliusName author: Fourn.
- Melananthera deltoideaName author: Michx.
- Melanthera amethystinaName author: O.E.Schulz
- Melanthera asperaName author: (Jacq.) Small
- Melanthera aspera var. asperaName author: Not supplied
- Melanthera aspera var. glabriusculaName author: (Kuntze) J.C.Parks
- Melanthera brevifoliaName author: O.E.Schulz
- Melanthera buchiiName author: Urban
- Melanthera calcicolaName author: Britton
- Melanthera canescensName author: O.E.Schulz
- Melanthera canescens f. canescensName author: Not supplied
- Melanthera carpenteriName author: Small
- Melanthera confusaName author: Britton
- Melanthera corymbosaName author: Spreng.
- Melanthera crenataName author: O.E.Schulz
- Melanthera deltoideaName author: Michx.
- Melanthera hastataName author: Michx.
- Melanthera hastata subsp. cubensisName author: (O.E.Schulz) Borhidi
- Melanthera hastata subsp. lobataName author: (Pursh) Borhidi
- Melanthera hastata var. cubensisName author: O.E.Schulz
- Melanthera hastata var. lobataName author: (Pursh) O.E.Schulz
- Melanthera hastata var. lobataName author: Pursh
- Melanthera hastata var. pandurataName author: Pursh
- Melanthera hastata var. parvifoliaName author: O.E.Schulz
- Melanthera hastifoliaName author: S.F.Blake
- Melanthera ligulataName author: Small
- Melanthera linnaeiName author: Kunth
- Melanthera lobataName author: Small
- Melanthera molliusculaName author: O.E.Schulz
- Melanthera montanaName author: O.E.Schulz
- Melanthera oxycarphaName author: S.F.Blake
- Melanthera oxylepisName author: DC.
- Melanthera panduriformisName author: Cass.
- Melanthera parvicepsName author: S.F.Blake
- Melanthera trilobataName author: Cass.
- Melanthera urticifoliaName author: Cass.
- Spilanthes litoralisName author: Sessé & Moc.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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