False tobacco

Elephantopus mollis

Family: Asteraceae Genus: Elephantopus Species: mollis

Synonyms: Elephantopus carolinianus, Elephantopus carolinensis, Elephantopus martii, Elephantopus pilosus, Elephantopus scaber var. albiflorus, Elephantopus dilatatus, Elephantopus mollis var. bracteosus, Elephantopus mollis var. capitulatus, Elephantopus carolinianus var. mollis, Elephantopus hypomalacus, Elephantopus sericeus, Elephantopus serratus, Elephantopus sordidus, Elephantopus cervinus, Elephantopus cernuus

False tobacco (en)

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Botanical Description

Flower: Conspicuous

Foliage: Texture: coarse

Native Region: Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Chemistry & External Identifiers

Trefle ID

3591

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