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Elephantopus carolinianus

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Name

Identification
Elephantopus scaber L. [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Elephantopus scaber L. [family ASTERACEAE ] Verified by James L. Reveal, Elephantopus carolinianus Willd. [family UNKNOWN ] Verified by James L. Reveal,
Related name
  • Elephantopus serratus
  • Elephantopus nudicaulis
  • Elephantopus carolinianus
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  • Elephantopus pilosus
  • Elephantopus tomentosus
  • Elephantopus scaber
  • Elephantopus martii
  • Elephantopus elatus
  • Elephantopus mollis

Flora

Entry for Elephantopus carolinianus Raeuschel [family COMPOSITAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 19,
Names
Elephantopus carolinianus Raeuschel [family COMPOSITAE], Nomencl. Bot. ed., 3, 256. 1797
Treatment Author(s)
John L. Strother
Information
Plants (1–)3–8(–12+) 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. Bracts rounded-deltate to lance-deltate, (5–)10–15(–25+) × (4–)6–12+ mm. Inner phyllaries 8–10 mm, sparsely hispidulous to pilosulous, hairs 0.1–0.3 mm. Cypselae 2.5–4 mm; pappi 4–5 mm. 2n = 22.
Phenology
aug (summer), sep-oct (fall)
Altitude range
10–700 m;
Distribution
USA Ala.USA Ark.USA Del.USA D.C.USA Fla.USA Ga.USA Ill.USA Ind.USA Kans.USA Ky.USA La.USA Md.USA Miss.USA Mo.USA N.J.USA N.C.USA OhioUSA Okla.USA Pa.USA S.C.USA Tenn.USA Tex.USA Va.USA W.Va.

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