Elephantopus tomentosus

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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.

Description

Common Name: Devil's grandmother

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

It is found 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 (FSU Herbarium). Is also found in human disturbed areas such as roadsides and areas that have been clear cut (FSU Herbarium). Requires some light to full light levels (FSU Herbarium). Is associated with areas that have dry, loamy sand and sand soil types (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

It has been observed flowring from April through October (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

It is found in areas that are annualy burned, such as Longleaf pine terrain (FSU Herbarium).

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, 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.