==Taxonomy==The genus "Stevia" consists of 240 species of plants native to South America, Central America, and Mexico, with several species found as far north as Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
Stevia je rod okoli 240 vrst zelišč in grmičevja iz družine nebinovk (Asteraceae), ki rastejo v subtropskih in tropskih predelih od zahodne Severne Amerike do Južne Amerike.