Elephantopus tomentosus

Elephantopus tomentosus
Elephantopus tomentosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Elephantopus
Species: E. tomentosus
Binomial name
Elephantopus tomentosus
L.[1]

Elephantopus tomentosus is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.[1] It is native to the southeastern United States. It blooms from July to September.[1]

Known colloquially as Woolly Elephant's Foot and Devil's Grandmother.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Justice, William S.; Bell, C. Ritchie; Lindsey, Anne H. (2005). Wild Flowers of North Carolina (2. printing. ed.). Chapel Hill, NC: Univ. of North Carolina Press. p. 255. ISBN 0807855979.
  2. ↑ Georgia, Ada E. (1914). A Manual Of Weeds. The Macmillan Company.
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