Flora of North America species comparison

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Elephantopus tomentosus

devil's grandmother, hairy elephantfoot
Habit Plants (1–)3–6+ dm.
Leaves

mostly basal at flowering;

blades usually obovate to oblanceolate or spatulate (rarely ± orbiculate), 3–8(–10+) cm × 4–12(–25+) mm (including petioles), abaxial faces ± densely pilose, adaxial sparsely pilose to hirsute.
Bracts

rounded-cordate, 8–15(–20+) × 7–15(–18+) mm.
Inner phyllaries

9–11+ mm, pilosulous, hairs 0.3–0.6(–0.9) mm.
Cypselae

(3–)4–5 mm;

pappi 6–8 mm.
2n

= 22.

Elephantopus tomentosus
Phenology Flowering Aug–Sep.
Habitat Open or shaded, dry to wet places in pine forests and mixed forests, often on sandy soils
Elevation 10–600 m (0–2000 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; AR; FL; GA; KY; LA; MD; MS; NC; OK; SC; TN; TX; VA [Mexico (probably introduced)]
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Source FNA vol. 19, p. 203.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Vernonieae > Elephantopus
Sibling taxa
E. carolinianus, E. elatus, E. nudatus
Name authority Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 814. (1753)
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