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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Elephantopus tomentosus   FAMILY Asteraceae__   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Elephantopus tomentosus   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Elephantopus tomentosus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-28-002:

Elephantopus tomentosus   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Elephantopus tomentosus

 

COMMON NAME:
Common Elephant's Foot, Upland Elephant's Foot, Woodland Elephant's Foot


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_elto2_001_lvd

        

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JK Marlow    jkm0401e_11

January    Greenville County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm0007b_15

July    Greenville County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm0308m_17

August    Greenville County    SC

Two to five 5-lobed disk flowers in a circle, resembling ray flowers, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Elephantopus tomentosus, Common Elephant's Foot, Upland Elephant's Foot, Woodland Elephant's Foot

JK Marlow    jkm100821_457

August    Greenville County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm100821_464

August    Greenville County    SC

Flowers in heads surrounded by 3 conspicuous bracts, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).

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JK Marlow    jkm100821_470

August    Greenville County    SC

Leaves are mostly basal, broadly oblong, and lie flat on the ground, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

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JK Marlow    jkm160826_007

August    Greenville County    SC

image of Elephantopus tomentosus, Common Elephant's Foot, Upland Elephant's Foot, Woodland Elephant's Foot

JK Marlow    jkm230820_2961

August    Greenville County    SC

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_e_tomentosus

August        

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JK Marlow    jkm210907_3562

September    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

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JK Marlow    jkm111016_017

October    Greenville County    SC

Stems hirsute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Elephantopus tomentosus, Common Elephant's Foot, Upland Elephant's Foot, Woodland Elephant's Foot

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmetomentosus_habit

Month Unknown        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Elephantopus tomentosus   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Elephantopus tomentosus   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Elephantopus tomentosus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-28-002:
Elephantopus tomentosus   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Elephantopus tomentosus

 

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509

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: woodlands and woodland borders, usually fairly dry, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in GA Mountains, rare in Carolina Mountains)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (plant scapose or with a few leaves much smaller than the basal)

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Lavender
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene

 

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