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Elephantopus mollis
Also called Elephant's Foot, Elephantopus, False Tobacco, Tobacco Weed, Elephant Foot
Elephantopus mollis, common names tobacco weed, and soft elephantsfoot, is a tropical species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Elephantopus mollis is native to South America as far south as Jujuy Province in Argentina, as well as the West Indies, Central America, and Mexico as far north as Tamaulipas and Nuevo León. It is also naturalized in Australia, south-eastern Asia, some Pacific Islands, and tropical Africa. The species is considered a noxious weed some places.
Carolina elephantsfoot · Tall elephantsfoot · Smooth elephantsfoot · Elephant's foot · Devil's grandmother · Elephantsfoot
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Elephantopus mollis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
