Yerba De Cabra
Melanthera nivea
- Native to:
- Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, United States, Virgin Islands, Windward Is.
Dick Culbert (www.flickr.com) from Gibsons, B.C., Canada,Lundell, Cyrus Longworth,1907-1964,author Standley, Paul Carpenter,1884-1963,author,[Mann, Horace] 1844-1868 Mann, Benjamin Pickman. 1848-1926,Mann, Horace, 1844-1868,Loddiges, Conrad, 1743?-1826 Conrad, Loddiges & Sons,Sargent, Charles Sprague, 1841-1927,Coolidge Rare Plant Gardens,Wetmore, Ralph H.(Ralph Hartley),1892-1989,author Woodworth, Robert H.(Robert Hugo),1902-1990,author Abbe, Ernst C.(Ernst Cleveland),1905-2000,author,Barkley, Fred A.(Fred Alexander),1908-1989,author,Coolidge Rare Plant Gardens,Hogg, Robert (1818-1897),[Mann, Horace] 1844-1868
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Genus:
- Melanthera
- Species:
- Melanthera nivea
- USDA Symbol:
- MEAS3
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb , Shrub , Subshrub
- Height:
- 150 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct,nov
- Bloom Colors:
- white
Wildlife Benefits
- Bees:
- ★☆☆☆☆ Documented bee visitation (GBIF)
- Butterflies & Moths:
- ★☆☆☆☆ Documented Lepidoptera association (GBIF)
- Caterpillars:
- ★☆☆☆☆ Recorded caterpillar host plant (HOSTS Database)
Host Plant for Caterpillars
Helcystogramma melantherella
Reported Fauna Sightings
Butterflies:Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies, birds
- Salt Tolerant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts vigorously from root crown following fire; common in fire-maintained coastal and pine flatwoods ecosystems.