Elephantopus tomentosus

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 2: 814. 1753.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 203.

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.


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

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ky., La., Md., Miss., N.C., Okla., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., Mexico (probably introduced).

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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John L. Strother +
Linnaeus +
Ala. +, Ark. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Miss. +, N.C. +, Okla. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Va. +  and Mexico (probably introduced). +
10–600 m +
Open or shaded, dry to wet places in pine forests and mixed forests, often on sandy soils +
Flowering Aug–Sep. +
Compositae +
Elephantopus tomentosus +
Elephantopus +
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