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Squarestem

Melanthera

Family: Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as: Perennial

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Melanthera (common name: squarestem), is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.

Despite their general hardiness, leaves of Melanthera species are often attacked by rusts such as Uromyces columbianus and Uromyces martinii.

Other Melanthera plants

Snow squarestem

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melanthera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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