PLANTS Profile for Elephantopus carolinianus (Carolina elephantsfoot)

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Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch.
Carolina elephantsfoot

Symbol:

ELCA3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch.

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Synonyms:
Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch.

	ELFL4	Elephantopus flexuosus Raf.
	ELVI9	Elephantopus violaceus Sch. Bip.

Distribution:
Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch.


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USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 7 species in Elephantopus

Classification:
Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Elephantopus L. – elephantsfoot
Species	Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch. – Carolina elephantsfoot

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Jersey:
Carolina elephant-foot		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
elephant's foot		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FACU

FAC

FAC-

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 37297.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/24/2008 07:07 AM MDT