Elephantopus elatus |
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tall elephantsfoot |
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Habit | Plants (1–)6–7+ dm. |
Leaves | 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, 8–12+ × 6–8+ mm. |
Inner phyllaries | 6–8 mm, ± densely strigose to villous, hairs (0.3–)0.5–1 mm. |
Cypselae | 3–3.5 mm; pappi 3–4 mm. |
2n | = 22. |
Elephantopus elatus |
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Phenology | Flowering Aug–Sep. |
Habitat | Open or shaded, dry to wet places in pine forests and mixed forests, usually on sandy soils |
Elevation | 0–50 m (0–200 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; SC
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Source | FNA vol. 19, p. 203. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Vernonieae > Elephantopus |
Sibling taxa | |
Name authority | Bertoloni: Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna 2: 607. (1850) |
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