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Elephantopus tomentosus

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Elephantopus tomentosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Elephantopus
Species:
E. tomentosus
Binomial name
Elephantopus tomentosus

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

Common names include mammoth's foot, woolly elephant's foot, and devil's grandmother.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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.