Elephantopus elatus, common name tall elephantsfoot,[1] is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southeastern United States from eastern Louisiana to South Carolina.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Elephantopus |
| Species: | E. elatus
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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 in a tight cluster, each head generally containing only 4-5 florets.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Elephantopus elatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni, Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna. 2: 607. 1850.
- ^ Bertoloni, Antonio 1850. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell' Istituto di Bologna 2: 607 description in Latin
- ^ Bertoloni, Antonio 1850. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell' Istituto di Bologna 2: Plate 45 full-page line drawing of Elephantopus elatus
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