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Elephantopus nudatus A. Gray. Coastal Plain Elephant’s-foot. Phen: Late Jul-Sep. Hab: Woodlands and woodland borders, wet pine flatwoods, mesic pine flatwoods. Dist: DE south to n. peninsular FL, west to e. TX and AR, primarily on the Coastal Plain; south into n. South America.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, Fl7, FNA19, G, GW2, K1, K3, K4, RAB, S, SE1, Tat, Tx, Va, WH3, Jones (1982)

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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image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

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.

Inforescence:

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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