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Revision as of 07:44, 29 September 2015

Elephantopus nudatus
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Elephantopus
Species: E. nudatus
Binomial name
Elephantopus nudatus
A. Gray
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Natural range of Elephantopus nudatus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: smooth elephantsfoot

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Elephantopus nudatus is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

It is found in edges of swamps, creek bottomlands, hammocks, Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas, edges of deciduous forests, open pine flatwoods, boggy bottomlands, in wooded area above floodplains and in floodplains, in mesic flatwoods, and edges of ponds (FSU Herbarium). Is also found in human disturbed areas such as along the roadsdie, flatwoods that have been clear cut, and in lawn adjacent to parking lot area (FSU Herbaruim). Can thrive in areas of low light or high light levels (FSU Herbarium). Is associated with moist, loamy sand; fine, sandy soils; alluvial sands; and loamy humus soil types (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

It has been observed flowering in September (Panflora) and October (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, D. B. Ward, Robert K. Godfrey, R. D. Houk, D. B. Ward, S. S. Ward, Jean W. Wooten, R. Kral, Almut G. Jones, R. A. Norris, R. Komarek, and Cecil R Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: Baker, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, Santa Rosa, St Johns, Union, Wakulla, and Walton. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.

Gil Nelson’s Panflora database. URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora. Last accessed July 2015.