Asteraceae
Dog's-tongue
Pseudelephantopus spicatus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Pseudelephantopus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 假地胆草, 假地膽草
- English
- Dog's-tongue
Synonyms
- Ageratum dubium Blanco
- Ageratum quadriflorum Blanco
- Distreptus nudiflorus Cass.
- Distreptus replicatus Cass.
- Distreptus spicatus (Juss. ex Aubl.) Cass.
- Distreptus spicatus var. interrupta Ram.Goyena
- Distreptus spicatus var. nicaraguensis Ram.Goyena
- Elephantopus colimensis Sessé & Moc.
- Elephantopus dubius Blanco
- Elephantopus littoralis Sessé & Moc.
- Elephantopus spicatus Juss. ex Aubl.
- Elephantopus spicatus var. densiflorus Kuntze
- Elephantopus spicatus var. flavidus Kuntze
- Elephantopus spicatus var. laxiflorus Kuntze
- Elephantopus spicatus var. lilacinus Kuntze
- Elephantopus spicatus var. roseus Klatt
- Elephantopus strigosus Willd. ex DC.
- Matamoria spicata La Llave
- Matamoria spicata (Juss. ex Aubl.) La Llave & Lex.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: Andr Hospr, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.