Elephantopus elatus

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Family:	ASTERACEAE
Species:	Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
Common Name:	Southern Elephant's Foot; Tall Elephant's Foot
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	Southern Elephant's Foot is a native herbaceous perennial in the Sunflower family. It occurs in the southern half of Alabama. Southern Elephant's Foot grows in mesic to moist pine woodlands, on roadsides, and in disturbed habitats. It often occurs near Smooth Elephant's Foot (Elephantopus nudatus A. Gray) but on drier soils. Southern Elephant's Foot is a perennial with a tap root. Leaves form a basal rosette. The leaves are oblanceolate in outline and densely pilose to hirsute on both surfaces. The leaves are usually a light yellowish-green color. Flowering stems are 2-3 feet tall, and leafless or with 2-3 reduced sessile leaves. The flowering stems are light green in color with short white hairs. Flowers are produced in heads. The heads are arranged in loose panicles or corymbs. Heads are subtended by three leaf-like bracts with long pubescence hiding the glands. The bracts often appear “frosted”. The heads contain only disc flowers which are light purple to almost white in color. The fruit is an achene.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	ASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus	Elephantopus
Species	Elephantopus elatus Bertol. - Southern Elephant's Foot; Tall Elephant's Foot

Citation

Citation	Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni, Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna 2: 607. 1850.
Basionym:	**
Type:	USA: ALABAMA: Without data, Gates s.n. (holotype: ?; isotype: GH).

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Elephantopus elatus var. intermedius	Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni, var. intermedius Gleason, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 46: 252. 1919.		MISSISSIPPI: Coopolis (?), 8 Sep 1898, Tracy 4741 (holotype: NY; isotype: MO).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Barbour, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Elmore, Escambia, Geneva, Houston, Lee, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Russell

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, BRIT, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1951 - 1994

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
UWAL0039577	Geneva	22 Sep 2016	Byrd, Cameron 204	UWAL Elephantopus elatus Bertol
TROY000001817	Coffee	01 Sep 1999	Martin, Brian H. 176	TROY Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91589	Conecuh	01 Sep 1970	Kral, Robert 40966	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91582	Baldwin	09 Oct 1967	Kral, Robert 29779	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
UWAL0016643	Covington	26 Sep 2014	Diamond, Alvin R. 25549	UWAL Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
UNA00046362	Mobile	28 Aug 1951	Chermock, Ralph L. s.n.	UNA Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
BRIT91471	Monroe	19 Sep 1971	Kral, Robert 44386	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91481	Geneva	26 Aug 1998	Kral, Robert 87772	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91583	Baldwin	20 Nov 1983	Wilhelm, Gerould 11886	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
SAMF0006947	Covington	21 Sep 2014	Diamond, Alvin R. 25536	SAMF Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
ALNHS00000766	Baldwin	13 Sep 2011	Barger, T. Wayne Perd-715	ALNHS Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
AUA000003102	Russell	2 Aug 2002	Gil, Glenda (2001-308)	AUA Elephantopus Elatus Bertol.
AUA000003091	Butler	2 Aug 1985	Diamond, Alvin R. 1332	AUA Elephantopus Elatus Bertol.
TROY000001818	Conecuh	09 Sep 2000	Diamond, Alvin R. 12109	TROY Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
AUA000003094	Conecuh	5 Nov 1995	Diamond, Alvin R. 10093	AUA Elephantopus Elatus Bertol.
BRIT91470	Montgomery	07 Oct 1975	Kral, Robert 54515	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91480	Geneva	13 Oct 1970	Kral, Robert 41720	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
AUA000003092	Butler	25 Sep 1988	Diamond, Alvin R. 5544	AUA Elephantopus Elatus Bertol.
UWAL0000585	Crenshaw	10 Aug 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 19773	UWAL Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
BRIT91590	Conecuh	21 Aug 1981	Kral, Robert 67837	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91586	Covington	19 Sep 1998	MacDonald, John R. 12037	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
UWAL0010198	Crenshaw	25 Sep 2006	Kral, Robert 97690	UWAL Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
UNA00046344	Mobile	03 Aug 1964	Deramus, Rebecca D214	UNA Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
UNA00058388	Conecuh	08 Sep 2001	Diamond, Alvin R. 12641	UNA Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
BRIT91575	Clarke	05 Sep 1970	Kral, Robert 41154	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91581	Baldwin	09 Oct 1967	Kral, Robert 29791	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
ALNHS00008309	Geneva	02 Aug 2023	Barger, T. Wayne SP#6124	ALNHS Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
AUA000003097	Conecuh	1 Sep 1970	Kral, Robert 40966	AUA Elephantopus Elatus Bertol.
BRIT91574	Coffee	20 Aug 1980	Kral, Robert 87711	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91578	Butler	30 Aug 1970	Kral, Robert 40878	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
TROY000001819	Covington	13 Aug 2000	Diamond, Alvin R. 11999	TROY Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
AUA000003104	Russell	1 Jul 2002	Gil, Glenda 2001-277	AUA Elephantopus Elatus Bertol.
TROY000044119	Geneva	22 Sep 2016	Byrd, Cameron 204	TROY Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
AUA000003095	Dale	30 Jul 1970	Moore, Harold D. 538	AUA Elephantopus Elatus Bertol.
AUA000003101	Monroe	10 Sep 1970	Moore, Harold D. 1104	AUA Elephantopus Elatus Bertol.
TROY000014644	Crenshaw	10 Aug 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 19773	TROY Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
AUA000003098	Escambia	3 Sep 1989	Diamond, Alvin R. 6324	AUA Elephantopus Elatus Bertol.
AUA000003096	Clarke	15 Oct 1971	Henley, Nancy S. 100	AUA Elephantopus Elatus Bertol.
BRIT91473	Mobile	08 Oct 1967	Kral, Robert 29700	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91482	Geneva	13 Oct 1978	Kral, Robert 62967	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
AUA000035282	Covington	15 Aug 2011	Hansen, Curtis J. 5195	AUA Elephantopus Elatus Bertol.
UWAL0018982	Geneva	26 Aug 1998	Kral, Robert 87772	UWAL Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
BRIT91472	Monroe	23 Sep 1982	Kral, Robert 69595	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91475	Mobile	01 Sep 1970	Rogers, Ken E. 4244A	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
UNA00046363	Baldwin	13 Sep 1952	Chermock, Ralph L. s.n.	UNA Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
UNA00046345	Mobile	03 Aug 1964	Deramus, Rebecca D227	UNA Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
AUA000003090	Barbour	10 Aug 1971	Waters, Jerry C. 150	AUA Elephantopus Elatus Bertol.
TROY000038431	Covington	08 Sep 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 24521	TROY Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91579	Butler	21 Sep 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 20074	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91591	Conecuh	08 Oct 1974	Kral, Robert 54539	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
TROY000014621	Monroe	27 Sep 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 18393	TROY Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
AMAL00013832	Conecuh	21 Aug 1981	Kral, Robert 67837	AMAL Elephantopus elatus Bertol
UWAL0012667	Covington	27 Sep 2012	Barger, T. Wayne 836	UWAL Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91588	Covington	19 Aug 1999	Kral, Robert 88737B	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91484	Escambia	25 Sep 1999	Kral, Robert 88875	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91476	Mobile	18 Oct 1969	Rogers, Ken E. 1922	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
ALNHS00003059	Geneva	1 Oct 2014	Barger, T. Wayne SP#1559	ALNHS Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
AUA000003103	Russell	2 Aug 2002	Gil, Glenda (2001-308)	AUA Elephantopus Elatus Bertol.
UNA00056105	Geneva	26 Aug 1998	MacDonald, John R. 11822	UNA Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
AUA000003089	Baldwin	26 Sep 1971	Boone, Allison 019	AUA Elephantopus Elatus Bertol.
BRIT91483	Escambia	07 Oct 1968	Kral, Robert 33869	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91592	Coffee	13 Aug 1973	Kral, Robert 51261	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
TROY000035440	Crenshaw	25 Sep 2006	Kral, Robert 97690	TROY Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
AMAL00020259	Baldwin	13 Sep 2011	Barger, T. Wayne Perd-715	AMAL Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
UWAL0015143	Covington	08 Sep 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 24521	UWAL Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91576	Choctaw	20 Sep 1969	Kral, Robert 37115	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91478	Houston	04 Sep 1999	MacDonald, John R. 13452	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
UWAL0015885	Conecuh	18 Sep 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 24564	UWAL Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
TROY000014757	Butler	21 Sep 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 20074	TROY Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
UWAL0038470	Mobile	16 Aug 1974	LeLong, Michel G. 8139.1	UWAL Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
UNA00056218	Covington	19 Sep 1998	MacDonald, John R. 12037	UNA Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
BRIT91479	Geneva	06 Oct 1968	Kral, Robert 33789	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91577	Choctaw	10 Oct 1974	Kral, Robert 54670	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
TROY000039215	Conecuh	18 Sep 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 24564	TROY Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
USAM000002125	Mobile	26 Jul 1967	LeLong, Michel G. 3410	USAM Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
AUA000003093	Coffee	13 Aug 1973	Kral, Robert 51261	AUA Elephantopus Elatus Bertol.
BRIT91587	Covington	20 Oct 1969	Kral, Robert 38144	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91485	Elmore	31 Aug 1969	Kral, Robert 36600	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
AUA000003100	Lee	3 Oct 1973	Sutherland, M.	AUA Elephantopus Elatus Bertol.
TROY000044125	Geneva	25 Aug 2016	Byrd, Cameron 54	TROY Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
UWAL0031754	Coffee	20 Aug 1998	Kral, Robert 87711	UWAL Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
AUA000003099	Geneva	18 Aug 1970	Moore, Harold D. 661	AUA Elephantopus Elatus Bertol.
UWAL0043066	Baldwin	03 Nov 2006	Larsen, Harry S. 1574	UWAL Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
UWAL0005878	Covington	24 Sep 1982	Kral, Robert 69653	UWAL Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
BRIT91477	Mobile	08 Oct 1967	Kral, Robert 29716	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
TROY000041577	Covington	26 Sep 2014	Diamond, Alvin R. 25549	TROY Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
USAM000002124	Mobile	15 Jul 1967	LeLong, Michel G. 4003	USAM Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
AUA000030698	Covington	18 Oct 2010	Hansen, Curtis J. 4920	AUA Elephantopus Elatus Bertol.
BRIT91585	Covington	17 Aug 1968	Kral, Robert 32525	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91584	Covington	24 Sep 1982	Kral, Robert 69653	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
BRIT91474	Mobile	01 Sep 1970	Rogers, Ken E. 4245	BRIT Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni
UNA00046361	Baldwin	s.d.	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Elephantopus elatus Bertol.
UNA00023704	Escambia	17 Aug 1994	Haynes, Robert R. 9495	UNA Elephantopus elatus Bertol.

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Data last modified: 11/9/2024

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Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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