Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Melanthera nivea

snow squarestem, salt & pepper
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: John Lampkin, Nature Coast FNPS
  • Photo by: John Lampkin, Nature Coast FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

snow squarestem, salt & pepper

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Melanthera nivea

Familia:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

flower

Tamaño:

2-5 ft tall by 2-4 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

winter dormant

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Use in a butterfly garden or informal wildflower garden.

Consideraciones:

Can get rangy and may need pruning. Reseeds, so plant it where that's not a problem.

Disponibilidad:

Seed

Propagación:

Seed.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -a- Somewhat long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

adaptable (usually acidic)

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Heavily used by butterflies, skippers, bees, and wasps for nectar.  This plant is an insect magnet.

Hábitats nativos:

Edges of upland hardwood forests, hydric hammocks, maritime hammocks, pine flatwoods, pine-oak-hickory woods, calcareous hammocks, coastal hammocks, open areas.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Although it has square stems and opposite leaves like members of the mint family (Lamiaceae), this is a member of the daisy family, but it has no ray florets that look like petals. All the florets in the flower head are fertile.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Hammer, Roger. (2015). Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies in Tropical Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Traas, Pamela. (2001). Gardening for Florida's Butterflies. Great Outdoors Publishing Co., St. Petersburg, FL.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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