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Tall Elephant's-foot

Elephantopus elatus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) elizabethhughes4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

25 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Georgia.January 12, February 14, March 13, April 18, May 15, June 9, July 8, August 7, September 10, October 11, November 9, December 11.
United States2,090
Georgia136
Alabama113
Mississippi108
Louisiana76
South Carolina22
North Carolina16
Tennessee5
Arkansas4
Nevada4

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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