Elephantopus carolinianus
| Elephantopus carolinianus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Elephantopus |
| Species: | E. carolinianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch. 1797 not Willd. 1803 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Elephantopus flexuosus Raf. | |
Elephantopus carolinianus, common names Carolina elephantsfoot[2] or leafy elephant's foot,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is native to the United States from Florida north as far as Ohio, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, west to Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.[4]
Elephantopus carolinianus is a perennial herb sometimes as much as 120 cm (4 feet) tall. Leaves are elliptic or ovate to lanceolate, up to 12 cm (5 inches) long, darker on the upper side than they are on the lower side. The plant produces numerous small flower heads in a tight cluster, each head generally containing only 4-5 florets.[5]
References
- ↑ The Plant List Elephantopus carolinianus Raeuschel
- ↑ "Elephantopus carolinianus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ↑ Weakley, Alan S. (May 2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States (PDF). Chapel Hill, NC, USA: The University of North Carolina Herbarium. p. 1115. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Elephantopus carolinianus Raeuschel, Nomencl. Bot. ed. 3. 256. 1797.
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri
- photo by Gerrit Davidse, showing close-up of flowers
- photo by Gerrit Davidse, showing habit
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