Elephantopus carolinianus |
Elephantopus nudatus |
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Carolina elephantsfoot, leafy elephantfoot |
naked elephantfoot, smooth elephantsfoot |
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Habit | Plants (1–)3–8(–12+) dm. | Plants (1–)3–11+ 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 mostly oblanceolate to spatulate, sometimes elliptic, 7–15(–20+) cm × 20–35(–45+) mm (including petioles), both faces strigose or pilose to hirsute. |
Bracts | rounded-deltate to lance-deltate, (5–)10–15(–25+) × (4–)6–12+ mm. |
rounded-deltate to lance-deltate, 6–15+ × 4–9+ mm. |
Inner phyllaries | 8–10 mm, sparsely hispidulous to pilosulous, hairs 0.1–0.3 mm. |
6–7.5 mm, sparsely strigose or hispidulous with hairs 0.05–0.3(–0.5) mm. |
Cypselae | 2.5–4 mm; pappi 4–5 mm. |
2.5–3 mm; pappi 3–4.5 mm. |
2n | = 22. |
= 22. |
Elephantopus carolinianus |
Elephantopus nudatus |
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Phenology | Flowering Aug–Sep(–Oct). | Flowering Aug–Oct. |
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, often on sandy soils |
Elevation | 10–700 m (0–2300 ft) | 0–100 m (0–300 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; AR; DE; FL; GA; LA; MD; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA
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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) | A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 15: 47. (1880) |
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