''Elephantopus elatus'', common name tall elephantsfoot, is a
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
n species of
flowering plant in the family
Asteraceae. It is native to the southeastern
United States from eastern
Louisiana to
South Carolina.
''Elephantopus elatus'' is a
perennial herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. Leaves are
oblanceolate, up to 20 cm (8 inches) long, darker on the upper side than they are on the lower side. The plant produces numerous small
flower heads
A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower"; ) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, compos ...
in a tight cluster, each head generally containing only 4-5 florets.
Bertoloni, Antonio 1850. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell' Istituto di Bologna 2: Plate 45
full-page line drawing of ''Elephantopus elatus''
References
External links
Florida Native Plant SocietyAtlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Vernonieae
Plants described in 1850
Flora of the Southeastern United States
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
Taxa named by Antonio Bertoloni
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