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Elephantopus carolinianus
Carolina elephantsfoot is a perennial woodland herb of the eastern and south-central US, growing up to about 120 cm tall with lavender flowers in late summer and autumn. It does best in moist, sandy soil with some shade.
Elephantopus carolinianus, with the common names Carolina elephantsfoot or leafy elephant's foot, is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is native to the south-central and southeastern United States.
The plant is native to the south-central and southeastern United States from Florida north as far as Ohio, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, west to Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. It grows in open or shaded pine forests and mixed forests, with generally damp to wet soil, often sandy.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
