Elephantopus elatus

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|genus = Elephantopus

|species = elatus

| status = G5

| status_system = TNC

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|authority = Bertol.

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Elephantopus elatus, common name tall elephantsfoot,{{PLANTS|id=ELEL3|taxon=Elephantopus elatus|accessdate=21 June 2015}} is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southeastern United States from eastern Louisiana to South Carolina.[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Elephantopus%20elatus.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]

Elephantopus elatus is a perennial herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. Leaves are oblanceolate, up to 20 cm (8 inches) long, darker on the upper side than they are on the lower side. The plant produces numerous small flower heads in a tight cluster, each head generally containing only 4-5 florets.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066493 Flora of North America, Elephantopus elatus Bertoloni, Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna. 2: 607. 1850. ][https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7301027#page/699/mode/1up Bertoloni, Antonio 1850. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell' Istituto di Bologna 2: 607] description in Latin[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7301027#page/710/mode/1up Bertoloni, Antonio 1850. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell' Istituto di Bologna 2: Plate 45] full-page line drawing of Elephantopus elatus