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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies
  6. Sunflower Family
  7. Vernonieae
  8. Elephantopinae

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Elephantopinae

Elephantopinae

Includes
4 native 2 introduced
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children

  • Elephant's Feet 4 native
  • Orthopappus
  • Pseudelephantopus

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native Elephantopinae All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Leafy Elephant's-foot Elephantopus carolinianus caterpillars 2 food 3 flowers 30
  • Common Elephant's-foot Elephantopus tomentosus caterpillars 2 flowers 24
  • Smooth Elephant's Foot Elephantopus nudatus caterpillars 2 flowers 16
  • Tall Elephant's-foot Elephantopus elatus caterpillars 1 flowers 50

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