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devil's grandmother, hairy elephantfoot

Carolina elephantsfoot, leafy elephantfoot

Habit Plants (1–)3–6+ dm. Plants (1–)3–8(–12+) 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.

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.

Bracts

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

rounded-deltate to lance-deltate, (5–)10–15(–25+) × (4–)6–12+ mm.

Inner phyllaries

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

8–10 mm, sparsely hispidulous to pilosulous, hairs 0.1–0.3 mm.

Cypselae

(3–)4–5 mm;

pappi 6–8 mm.

2.5–4 mm;

pappi 4–5 mm.

2n

= 22.

= 22.

Elephantopus tomentosus

Elephantopus carolinianus

Phenology Flowering Aug–Sep. Flowering Aug–Sep(–Oct).
Habitat Open or shaded, dry to wet places in pine forests and mixed forests, often on sandy soils Open or shaded, damp to wet places in pine forests and mixed forests, often on sandy soils
Elevation 10–600 m (0–2000 ft) 10–700 m (0–2300 ft)
Distribution
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AL; AR; FL; GA; KY; LA; MD; MS; NC; OK; SC; TN; TX; VA [Mexico (probably introduced)]
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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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Source FNA vol. 19, p. 203. FNA vol. 19, p. 203.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Vernonieae > Elephantopus Asteraceae > tribe Vernonieae > Elephantopus
Sibling taxa
E. carolinianus, E. elatus, E. nudatus
E. elatus, E. nudatus, E. tomentosus
Name authority Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 814. (1753) Raeuschel: Nomencl. Bot. ed. 3, 256. (1797)
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