Leafy Elephant's Foot - Elephantopus Carolinianus

Blount County, Townsend, Tennessee, United States of America Leafy Elephant's Foot - Elephantopus Carolinianus Stems Erect, to 1m tall, branching, herbaceous, with uneven hirsute pubescence on stem(mostly pubescent at and just below the nodes), from tough stout roots. Leaves - Alternate, sessile, elliptic to oblanceolate or spatulate, acute to acuminate, shallow serrate to crenate-serrate, slightly scabrous and pubescent below, sparse pubescent and shiny dark green above, to -30cm long, -10cm broad, tapering to base. Flowering - July - October. Habitat - Low woods, ravines, streambanks, moist thickets, open woods. Source uuid="23CC96BC-1452-4818-B324-0E1CB47C395D" id="United States of America lilleulven.com 20130905_133258_US_Tennessee_Townsend_Leafy_Elephant's_Foot_-_Elephantopus_Carolinianus_www.LilleUlven.com.DNG Plant Macro Lilleulven.com"

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