| Other Names | Carolina elephant's foot | ||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Elephantopus carolinianus | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Aster ( Asteraceae ) | ||||||||||||
| Composite (Disk flowers only)
Upright to 3 ft. Stems solitary, branched in upper portion. May form extensive colonies. Flower: Head to 9/16 in. across. Ray flowers absent. 3-5 dark lavender to lilac, deeply 5-lobed disk flowers. Flowers fit together like sections of a pie - when combined together appear like a single flower. Each cluster subtended by three leaf-life bracts. Leaves: A basal rosette of leaves - normally withering before flowering. Upper smaller leaves are alternate and oval, tapering at the base to short stalks. Margins toothed. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: John and Gloria Tveten Wildflowers of Houston & Southeast Texas p. 231 Geyata Ajilvsgi Wildflowers of Texas p. 387 | |||||||||||||
August - October
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Full plant |