Elephantopus senegalensis Oliver & Hiern

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Elephantopus

Characteristics

Herb 17–100 cm tall; rootstock small, woody; stems finely ascending-pubescent, leafy.. Leaves narrowly oblanceolate, 6–15 cm long, 0.8–1.5 cm wide, sessile with sheathing base, subentire, acute, finely pilose and scabridulous.. Glomerules solitary (rarely in pairs or 3) and terminal, 3–3.5 cm in diameter, surrounded by numerous bracts resembling reduced leaves, the bracts to 3 cm long; involucre 10–13 mm long, with 3–4 florets; phyllaries lanceolate, 7.5–9.2 mm long.. Corolla white or white with slight pink tinge, 8.5–10 mm long, lobes 1.5–1.7 mm long.. Achenes 3–4 mm long, setulose; pappus straw-coloured, 6–8.5 mm long.
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An erect perennial herb 1-2 ft. high with hairy striate stems
Flower-heads in a terminal cluster 1-11/2 in. across
Leaves long, narrow and rather wrinkled
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.24 - 0.81
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Environment

In rocky savanna grassland or woodland, uncommon.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Elephantopus senegalensis world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Chad, Togo, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:202959-1
WFO ID wfo-0000136707
COL ID 398BX
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Synonyms

Elephantopus gossweileri Elephantopus gossweileri Elephantopus senegalensis Synchodendron senegalensis