Elephantopus

Elephantopus is a genus of perennial plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae).

Species

Genus

PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyCompositae

Native toAlabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 684
With media: 271
Family: Asteraceae
Collections: NY, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), MICH, UEFS, BUF, FCB-BUAP
Recorded in: Tanzania, Rwanda, Brasil, United States, Mexico, Ecuador, Thailand, Bolivia

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Vernonieae
Image: Elephantopus scaber in Narshapur forest, AP W2 IMG 0829.jpg

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taxon name: Elephantopus
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=4167
topic's main category: Category:Elephantopus
Commons category: Elephantopus
taxon common name: 地胆草属

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Elephantopus is a genus of perennial plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae).

The genus is widespread over much of Africa, southern Asia, Australia, and the Americas. Several species are native to the southeastern United States, and at least one is native to India and the Himalayas.

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