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Carolina Elephantsfoot, Leafy Elephant's-foot Elephantopus carolinianus Durham Co., NC 2 Sep 2007 Common statewide in a variety of forested habitats, this is the only (Elephantopus)with well developed stem leaves. | |
Carolina Elephantsfoot, Leafy Elephant's-foot (Elephantopus carolinianus) Durham Co., NC 2 Sep 2007 | |
Carolina Elephantsfoot, Leafy Elephant's-foot (Elephantopus carolinianus) Durham Co., NC 2 Sep 2007 |
Smooth Elephantsfoot(Elephantopus nudatus) Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006 Common in the NC coastal plain and rare in the lower piedmont, Smooth Elephantsfoot grows in and around wooded areas. | |
Smooth Elephantsfoot(Elephantopus nudatus) Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006 | |
Smooth Elephantsfoot(Elephantopus nudatus) Craven Co., NC 26 Aug 2007 | |
Smooth Elephantsfoot(Elephantopus nudatus) Harnett Co., NC 3 Sep 2006 |
Hairy Elephantsfoot, Devil's Grandmother (Elephantopus tomentosus) Durham Co., NC 5 Aug 2006 Common in the NC piedmont & coastal plain (rare in mountains), Hairy Elephantsfoot grows in & near various wooded habitats. | |
Hairy Elephantsfoot, Devil's Grandmother (Elephantopus tomentosus) Durham Co., NC 5 Aug 2006 Elephantsfoot flowers are favorites for attracting nectaring butterflies. | |
Hairy Elephantsfoot, Devil's Grandmother (Elephantopus tomentosus) Durham Co., NC 5 Aug 2006 Note the large, flat "elephant's-foot" like leaves, for which the genus is named (although not all members of the genus exhibit this character). | |
Hairy Elephantsfoot, Devil's Grandmother (Elephantopus tomentosus) Durham Co., NC 10 March 2007 Fruiting structures from previous season are often persistent through the winter. |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
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