Elephantopus nudatus

A. Gray

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 15: 47. 1880.

Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 203.

Plants (1–) 3–11+ dm. Leaves mostly basal at flowering; blades mostly oblanceolate to spatulate, sometimes elliptic, 7–15 (–20+) cm × 20–35 (–45+) mm (including petioles), both faces strigose or pilose to hirsute. Bracts rounded-deltate to lance-deltate, 6–15+ × 4–9+ mm. Inner phyllaries 6–7.5 mm, sparsely strigose or hispidulous with hairs 0.05–0.3 (–0.5) mm. Cypselae 2.5–3 mm; pappi 3–4.5 mm. 2n = 22.


Phenology: Flowering Aug–Oct.
Habitat: Open or shaded, dry to wet places in pine forests and mixed forests, often on sandy soils
Elevation: 0–100 m

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Del., Fla., Ga., La., Md., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tex., Va.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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both +  and abaxial +
obtuse;acute +
scarious +
ovate +  and lanceolate +
corymbiform-paniculiform +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
John L. Strother +
A. Gray +
cuneate +
compound +  and simple +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
mostly oblanceolate;spatulate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
ribbed;nerved;ribbed;nerved;smooth +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
rounded-deltate +  and lance-deltate +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
lance-linear;more or less lanceolate +
zygomorphic +, actinomorphic +  and (3-)5-merous +
pink +  and purple +
ribbed +  and 10-nerved +
strigillose +  and hirsutulous +
flattened +  and clavate +
fertile +  and bisexual +
Ala. +, Ark. +, Del. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Md. +, Miss. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Tex. +  and Va. +
0–100 m +
pilose +  and hirsute +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Open or shaded, dry to wet places in pine forests and mixed forests, often on sandy soils +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
0.005 cm0.05 mm <br />5.0e-5 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
bracteate +  and sessile +
in usually determinate , rarely indeterminate , arrays +  and singly +
indeterminate +
each +  and sessile +
hispidulous +  and strigose +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.75 cm7.5 mm <br />0.0075 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
petiolate +  and sessile +
unequal +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
Flowering Aug–Oct. +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
flat;convex +
1-aristate +
exalbuminous +
prostrate +  and ascending +
appendaged +  and truncate +
hirsutulous +
Compositae +
Elephantopus nudatus +
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species +
less spinose +  and apiculate +
stoloniferous +  and rhizomatous +