Elephantopus tomentosus
devil's grandmother, tobacco-weed
Family
Asteraceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate, basal (rosulate)
Leaf Margin
crenate
Leaf Type
cauline, simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, oblanceolate, obovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
pink, purple, white
Flower Petals
5
Flower Month
August - October
Height (meters)
0.2 - 0.6
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Field Characters
Large basal leaves; flowering stalk has no leaves except the bracts under its flowers.
Animal Use
It is perhaps most important as forage in open pine forests in open pine forests on flatwoods sites of the longleaf-slash pine wiregrass type, but is rated only fair at best. Because most of the foliage is at ground level, it can tolerate heavy grazing.
Habitat
Wooded sandy lands.