Asteraceae

Smooth elephantsfoot

Elephantopus nudatus A.Gray

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Elephantopus

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Smooth elephantsfoot: Location taken: United States Botanic Garden, Washington D.C.. Names: Elephantopus nudatus A.Gray (provisionally ), Elephant Foot, Elephant's Foot, Naked Elepha — Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Smooth elephantsfoot

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.