PLANTS Profile for Elephantopus tomentosus (devil's grandmother)

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PLANTS Profile

Elephantopus tomentosus L.
devil's grandmother

Symbol:

ELTO2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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©Ted Bodner. James H. Miller and Karl V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press., Athens. Courtesy of University of Georgia Press. Image scanned by Forestry Images. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Elephantopus tomentosus L.

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Synonyms:
Elephantopus tomentosus L.

	ELCAS	Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch. var. simplex Nutt.
	ELNU3	Elephantopus nudicaulis Poir.

Distribution:
Elephantopus tomentosus L.


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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA)

Related Taxa:
Elephantopus tomentosus L.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 7 species in Elephantopus

Classification:
Elephantopus tomentosus L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Elephantopus L. – elephantsfoot
Species	Elephantopus tomentosus L. – devil's grandmother

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Elephantopus tomentosus L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
tobaccoweed		Endangered

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Elephantopus tomentosus L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Elephantopus tomentosus L.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 37300.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 08:02 PM CDT