Carolina Elephant's Foot

(Elephantopus carolinianus)

 

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Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

 

Carolina Elephant's Foot (Elephantopus carolinianus)

Identification: Flowers pink to lavender, consisting of elongate florets. Flowers arranged in two or more compact heads contained within two or three leaf-like bracts. Stem hairy, usually highly branched. Leaves broad (particularly lower leaves) with weakly toothed outer margins. Plant 1 to 3 feet in height.

Distribution: New Jersey and Pennsylvania, southward to Florida, and westward to Illinois, Kansas, and Texas.

Habitat: Carolina Elephant's Foot is found in dry woods and along paths.

Flowering period: August to September.

Carolina Elephant's Foot (Elephantopus carolinianus)

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The lavender flowers in compact heads contained within 2 to 3 leaflike bracts are distinctive features of this species.

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