Pseudelephantopus spicatus
Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 12: 55. 1902.
IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Elephantopus spicatus Jussieu ex Aublet Hist. Pl. Guian. 2: 808. 1775
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 204.
Leaf-blades mostly 3–15 (–20+) cm × 10–30 (–45+) mm (including petioles), both faces sparsely pilose or hirsute, often glabrescent, abaxial resin-gland-dotted. Bracts 15–45+ × 2–5+ mm. Inner phyllaries 9–12 mm, sparsely hispidulous to pilosulous (hairs 0.1–0.3 mm), often glabrescent. Cypselae 7–8 mm; pappi 1–9+ mm (including aristae). 2n = 26, 28 [3 reports, all from outside flora].
Phenology: Flowering Jan (probably year-round).
Habitat: Open places on sandy soils
Elevation: 0–10+ m
Distribution
Introduced; Fla., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, Asia, Pacific Islands
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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resin-gland-dotted +
sagittate +
introrse +
connate +
obtuse;acute +
scarious +
hirsute +
papillate +
awnlike +
continuous +
cuneate +
mostly obovate;oblanceolate spatulate or linear +
ribbed;nerved;ribbed;nerved;smooth +
1;2 +
lance-linear;more or less lanceolate +
stigmatic +
absent +
not beaked +
7mm;8mm +
straight +
distinct +
proximal +
bisexual +
dispersed +
singly +
discoid +
cluster +
indeterminate +
1;5 +
homogamous +
Present +
chartaceous +
true +
surrounding +
less cylindric;fusiform +
10mm;30mm +
alternate +
cauline +
lance-linear +
toothed +
ovate +
2-carpellate +
inferior +
attached +
anatropous +
decussate +
persistent +
tough +
thick +
connate +
winged +
persistent +
distinct +
unequal +
Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis +
1902 +
absent +
epaleate +
flat;convex +
fibrous +
exalbuminous +
modifed +
1;2;2;8 +
alternate +
2-branched +
hirsutulous +
ringed +
Pseudelephantopus spicatus +
Pseudelephantopus +
species +
longer +
rhizomatous +
perennial +