WorldFloraDB - Elephantopus elatus

Characteristics

Plants (1–)6–7+ dm. Leaves mostly basal at flowering; blades oblanceolate, 9–14(–20+) cm × 20–35(–45+) mm (including petioles), abaxial faces pilose to hirsute, adaxial sparsely pilose to hirsute. Bracts rounded-deltate to lance-deltate, 8–12+ × 6–8+ mm. Inner phyllaries 6–8 mm, ± densely strigose to villous, hairs (0.3–)0.5–1 mm. Cypselae 3–3.5 mm; pappi 3–4 mm. 2n = 22.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

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Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

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Spread

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Mature width (meter)

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Mature height (meter)

0.6 - 0.7

Root system

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Rooting depth (meter)

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Root diameter (meter)

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Flower color

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Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

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Fruiting months

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Nitrogen fixer

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Photosynthetic pathway

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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

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Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

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