Elephantopus nudatus (Coastal Plain Elephant’s-foot)

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ASTERACEAE

Asteraceae

Elephantopus

Elephantopus nudatus A. Gray. Common name: Coastal Plain Elephant’s-foot. Phenology: Late Jul-Sep. Habitat: Woodlands and woodland borders, wet pine flatwoods, mesic pine flatwoods. Distribution: Delaware south to n. peninsular Florida, west to e. Texas and Arkansas, primarily on the Coastal Plain.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, Fl7, FNA19, G, GW2, K1, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, S, SE1, Tat, Tx, Va, WH3, Jones (1982). Basionym: Elephantopus nudatus A. Gray 1880 [1879]

Links to other floras: = Elephantopus nudatus - FNA19

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Wetland Indicator Status:

Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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Intro: Erect perennial from a basal rosette, found in woodlands and woodland borders, usually on fairly dry sites.

Stems: Stems 1-3 per plant, widely branched above, hairy.

Leaves: Leaves basal and lying flat on the ground (1-2 small leaves on the stem), elliptic to oblong-lance-shaped with bluntish tip, 6-12 in. long, sparsely hairy beneath.

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Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) in clusters underlain by 3 green, triangular bracts (1/2-3/4 in. long) and held at tips of branches; heads pink to pale purple, about 1/2 in. wide, consisting of several small disk florets, each divided into 5 narrow lobes.

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Height: 8-24 in.

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description: Erect perennial from a basal rosette, found in woodlands and woodland borders, usually on fairly dry sites.

stems: Stems 1-3 per plant, widely branched above, hairy.

leaves: Leaves basal and lying flat on the ground (1-2 small leaves on the stem), elliptic to oblong-lance-shaped with bluntish tip, 6-12 in. long, sparsely hairy beneath.

inflorescence:

flowers: Composite flowers (heads) in clusters underlain by 3 green, triangular bracts (1/2-3/4 in. long) and held at tips of branches; heads pink to pale purple, about 1/2 in. wide, consisting of several small disk florets, each divided into 5 narrow lobes.

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Flora of the Southeastern United States

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