Pseudelephantopus
| Pseudelephantopus spicatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Pseudelephantopus Rohr ex Gleason |
| Species: | P. spicatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudelephantopus spicatus (B.Jussieu ex Aublet) C.F.Baker
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Pseudelephantopus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family described as a genus in 1792.[5][6]
The genus is monotypic, being represented by the species Pseudelephantopus spicatus, commonly known as dog's-tongue or false elephant's foot.[7] It is native to tropical areas in Mesoamerica, South America, and the West Indies and is naturalized in Florida, mostly on sandy soils.[8][9][10] It has also been introduced to Africa, Southeast Asia, and some islands in the Pacific.
Pseudelephantopus spicatus is a perennial herb spreading by underground rhizomes. Flowers are white to pinkish or purplish.[9]
References
- ^ Tropicos
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-04 at archive.today
- ^ The Plant List, Pseudelephantopus spicatus (B.Juss. ex Aubl.) Rohr ex C.F.Baker
- ^ Rohr, Julius Philip Benjamin von. 1792. Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet 2(1): 214–216
- ^ Tropicos, Pseudelephantopus Rohr
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pseudelephantopus spicatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
- ^ a b Flora of North America v 19 p 204
- ^ Flora of North America Pseudelephantopus spicatus (Jussieu ex Aublet) C. F. Baker, Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis. 12: 55. 1902.
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