Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
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Asteraceae | Elephantopus carolinianus | Leafy Elephant's-foot | Mesic to dry forests and woodlands. | S. NJ west to KS, south to s. FL and e. TX; West Indies. | |
Asteraceae | Elephantopus elatus | Southern Elephant's-foot | Pine flatwoods and longleaf pine sandhills. | E. SC south to s. FL, west to se. LA, on the Coastal Plain. | |
Asteraceae | Elephantopus nudatus | Coastal Plain Elephant’s-foot | Woodlands and woodland borders, wet pine flatwoods, mesic pine flatwoods. | DE south to n. peninsular FL, west to e. TX and AR, primarily on the Coastal Plain; south into n. South America. | |
Asteraceae | Elephantopus tomentosus | Common Elephant’s-foot | Woodlands and woodland borders, usually fairly dry. | MD south to Panhandle FL, west to e. TX, north in the interior to w. NC and KY. |