Snow Squarestem

by Paul Rebmann

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Snow Squarestem

Artist

Paul Rebmann

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Photograph - Photograph

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Close-up of the inflorescence of snow squarestem, a Florida native wildflower.

This image has been featured in the following groups:
For The Love Of Flowers (08/06/2023) &
The 200 Club – Best photos with over 200 views up to 500 (11/06/2023)

Snow squarestem is also known as cat's tongue and it is a perennial of moist to dry hammocks, flatwoods and beaches throughout much of Florida. The range extends through the southeastern coastal states from Louisiana to South Carolina, plus Tennessee, Kentucky & Illinois.
The rough branched stem is rough, 4-angled and mottled with purple, growing to 2 m (~6ft.) tall. Small, compact, rounded clusters of more than 20 white flowers with black anthers are on long stalks and can appear any time of the year. The leaves are opposite, rough and hairy, coarsely toothed, broadest near the base, often three lobed and long petioled.
Melanthera nivea is a nectar plant for many species of butterflies.
(Subject description from the artist's Wild Florida Photo website www.wildflphoto.com)

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August 5th, 2023

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