Elephantopus carolinianus |
Elephantopus elatus |
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Carolina elephantsfoot, leafy elephantfoot |
tall elephantsfoot |
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Habit | Plants (1–)3–8(–12+) dm. | Plants (1–)6–7+ dm. |
Leaves | mostly cauline at flowering; blades broadly elliptic or ovate to lanceolate, 6–12(–18+) cm × 30–80(–120+) mm (including petioles), both faces sparsely pilose to hirsute. |
mostly basal at flowering; blades oblanceolate, 9–14(–20+) cm × 20–35(–45+) mm (including petioles), abaxial faces pilose to hirsute, adaxial sparsely pilose to hirsute. |
Bracts | rounded-deltate to lance-deltate, (5–)10–15(–25+) × (4–)6–12+ mm. |
rounded-deltate to lance-deltate, 8–12+ × 6–8+ mm. |
Inner phyllaries | 8–10 mm, sparsely hispidulous to pilosulous, hairs 0.1–0.3 mm. |
6–8 mm, ± densely strigose to villous, hairs (0.3–)0.5–1 mm. |
Cypselae | 2.5–4 mm; pappi 4–5 mm. |
3–3.5 mm; pappi 3–4 mm. |
2n | = 22. |
= 22. |
Elephantopus carolinianus |
Elephantopus elatus |
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Phenology | Flowering Aug–Sep(–Oct). | Flowering Aug–Sep. |
Habitat | Open or shaded, damp to wet places in pine forests and mixed forests, often on sandy soils | Open or shaded, dry to wet places in pine forests and mixed forests, usually on sandy soils |
Elevation | 10–700 m (0–2300 ft) | 0–50 m (0–200 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; DC; DE; FL; GA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MD; MO; MS; NC; NJ; OH; OK; PA; SC; TN; TX; VA; WV
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AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; SC
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Source | FNA vol. 19, p. 203. | FNA vol. 19, p. 203. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Vernonieae > Elephantopus | Asteraceae > tribe Vernonieae > Elephantopus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Raeuschel: Nomencl. Bot. ed. 3, 256. (1797) | Bertoloni: Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna 2: 607. (1850) |
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