Elephantopus tomentosus

From Coastal Plain Plants Wiki
Revision as of 14:05, 6 May 2019 by Asnyder (talk | contribs)
Jump to: navigation, search
Elephantopus tomentosus
Elephantopus tomentosus Gil.jpg
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Elephantopus
Species: E. tomentosus
Binomial name
Elephantopus tomentosus
L.
ELEP TOME dist.jpg
Natural range of Elephantopus tomentosus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Devil's grandmother; common elephant's-foot

Taxonomic notes

Description

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

Distribution

E. tomentosus is native to the southeastern Coastal Plain from Maryland south to the Florida panhandle, west to eastern Texas and Arkansas, and north up to western North Carolina and Kentucky. It is also native south of the United States to Chiapas, Mexico.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

Generally, this species can be found in usually fairly dry woodlands and woodland borders.[1] It has been observed in mixed woodlands, pine-hardwoods, edges of mixed hardwoods, in deciduous woodlands along river bluff, edges of rivers, longleaf pine-Turkey oak woods, open pinelands, and dry upland pine woodlands. Is also found in human disturbed areas such as roadsides and areas that have been clear cut. Requires some light to full light levels. Is associated with areas that have dry, loamy sand and sand soil types.[2]

Associated species include Sericocarpus asteroids, Eupatorium album, E. perfoliatum, E. rotundifolium, Solidago rugosa, Helianthus strumosus.[2]

Phenology

It has been observed flowering from April through October.[2]

Fire ecology

It is found in areas that are annualy burned, such as longleaf pine terrain.[2]

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, James R. Burkhalter, Robert K. Godfrey, Angus Gholson, Wilson Baker, Paul L. Redfearn, Jr., Richard S. Mitchell, John C. Ogden, Cecil R Slaughter, R. Komarek, R. A. Norris, and J. M. Kane. States and Counties: Florida: Alachua, Calhoun, Escambia, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, and Walton. Georgia: Thomas.