Elephantopus tomentosus

Elephantopus tomentosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Vernonioideae
Tribus: Vernonieae
Subtribus: Elephantopinae
Genus: Elephantopus
Species: Elephantopus tomentosus

Name

Elephantopus tomentosus L., 1753

Synonyms

• Asterocephalus bodimeri Gagnepain
• Elephantopus carolinianus var. simplex Nutt.
• Elephantopus nudicaulis Ell.
• Elephantopus virgatus Ham.

Homonyms

• Elephantopus tomentosus L. = Elephantopus mollis Kunth

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Northern America USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 814. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Elephantopus tomentosus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 May 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Elephantopus tomentosus. Published online. Accessed: May 29 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Elephantopus tomentosus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 May 29.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Elephantopus tomentosus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 May 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Elephantopus tomentosus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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