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Elephantopus elatus
Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
Tall Elephant's-foot
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s): Elephantopus elatus var. intermedius
USDA Symbol: ELEL3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Size Notes: To about 2 feet in height.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Pink , PurpleBloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , SCNational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU | FACU |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Research Literature
Reslit 785 - Tumor inhibitors. XL. Isolation and structural elucidation of elephantin and elephantopin, two novel sesquiterpenoid tumor inhibitors from Elephantopus elatus (1969) S. M. Kupchan, Y. Aynehchi, J. M. Cassady, H. K. S...Reslit 786 - The isolation and structural elucidation of two novel sesquiterpenoid tumor inhibitors from Elephantopus elatus (1966) S. M. Kupchan, J. M. Cassady, A. T. McPhail, G. A....
Reslit 917 - Effects of Fire on Plant Community Composition of North Florida Second Growth Pineland (1992) D. W. Mehlman
This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Elephantopus elatus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Elephantopus elatus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Elephantopus elatus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-12-26Research By: Joseph A. Marcus