Biology:Elephantopus tomentosus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Elephantopus tomentosus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Elephantopus
Species:
E. tomentosus
Binomial name
Elephantopus tomentosus

Elephantopus tomentosus is a species of perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[1] It is native to the southeastern United States . It blooms from July to September.[1]

Common names include woolly elephant's foot and devil's grandmother.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Justice, William S.; Bell, C. Ritchie; Lindsey, Anne H. (2005). Wild Flowers of North Carolina (2. printing. ed.). Chapel Hill, NC: Univ. of North Carolina Press. p. 255. ISBN 0807855979. 
  2. Georgia, Ada E. (1914). A Manual Of Weeds. The Macmillan Company. http://chestofbooks.com/flora-plants/weeds/Manual-Of-Weeds/Woolly-Elephant-s-Foot-Elephdntopus-Tomentosus-L-Tobacco.html. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15230896 entry