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Smooth Elephant's Foot

Elephantopus nudatus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Georgia.January 9, February 10, March 9, April 14, May 11, June 7, July 6, August 5, September 7, October 11, November 6, December 8.
United States732
Georgia100
North Carolina95
South Carolina86
Virginia73
Mississippi66
Alabama52
Maryland46
Louisiana44
Texas19

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusElephant's Feet · Elephantopus

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