Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae > Elephantopus > Elephantopus carolinianusElephantopus carolinianus (Carolina elephantsfoot)Synonyms: Elephantopus carolinianus f. carolinianus; Elephantopus carolinianus f. vestitus; Elephantopus carolinianus var. carolinianus; Elephantopus carolinianus var. violaceus; Elephantopus flexuosus; Elephantopus scaber var. caeruleus; Elephantopus scaber var. carolinianus (homotypic); Elephantopus violaceus Elephantopus carolinianus, common names Carolina elephantsfoot or leafy elephant's foot, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is native to the United States from Florida north as far as Ohio, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, west to Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. |
| Bloom Period [1] | Mid Summer | | Drought Tolerance [1] | Medium | | Fire Tolerance [1] | Medium | | Frost Free Days [1] | 5 months 15 days | | Fruit/Seed Abundance [1] | Medium | | Fruit/Seed Begin [1] | Summer | | Fruit/Seed End [1] | Fall | | Growth Form [1] | Single Crown | | Growth Period [1] | Summer | | Growth Rate [1] | Rapid | | Leaf Type [1] | Deciduous | | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | | Propagation [1] | Seed | | Regrowth Rate [1] | Slow | | Root Depth [1] | 10 inches (25 cm) | | Seed Spread Rate [1] | Moderate | | Seed Vigor [1] | Medium | | Seeds Per [1] | 799998 / lb (1763696 / kg) | | Shape/Orientation [1] | Erect | | Structure [2] | Herb | | Vegetative Spread Rate [1] | Slow |  | | Flower Color [1] | Purple | | Foliage Color [1] | Dark Green | | Fruit Color [1] | Brown | | | Flower Conspicuous [1] | Yes | | | Height [1] | 31 inches (0.8 m) | | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 5 Low Temperature: -20 F° (-28.9 C°) → -10 F° (-23.3 C°) | | Light Preference [1] | Full Sun | | Soil Acidity [1] | Neutral | | Soil Fertility [1] | Intermediate | | Water Use [1] | Moderate | | | Screening - Summer [1] | Moderate | | Screening - Winter [1] | Porous |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Cape Lookout National Seashore |
II |
18379 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
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310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
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Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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40530 |
United States |
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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area |
V |
7622 |
Georgia, United States |
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
19586 |
Maryland, District of Columbia, United States |
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Colonial National Historic Park National Historical Park |
V |
9316 |
Virginia, United States |
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Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
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North Carolina, United States |
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Cumberland Gap National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
24282 |
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, United States |
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Fort Donelson National Battlefield |
III |
560 |
Tennessee, United States |
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument |
V |
435 |
Virginia, United States |
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George Washington Memorial Parkway |
V |
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Virginia, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Hobcaw Barony (North Inlet) National Estuarine Research Reserve |
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7585 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park |
V |
1926 |
Alabama, United States |
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park |
III |
2897 |
Georgia, United States |
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Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park |
II |
51235 |
Kentucky, United States |
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Obed Wild and Scenic River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
5268 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Oconee National Forest Botanical Reserve |
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306 |
Georgia, United States |
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Prince William Forest Park |
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19378 |
District of Columbia, United States |
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Richmond National Battlefield Park |
III |
1517 |
Virginia, United States |
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Rock Creek Park |
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District of Columbia, United States |
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Shenandoah National Park |
II |
108221 |
Virginia, United States |
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Shiloh National Military Park |
III |
4061 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Tennessee River Gorge |
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Tennessee, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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