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Pseudelephantopus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family described as a genus in 1792.[5][6]

"Dog's-tongue" redirects here. For plant in South Asia, see Euphorbia nivulia.

Pseudelephantopus spicatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pseudelephantopus
Rohr ex Gleason
Species:
P. spicatus
Binomial name
Pseudelephantopus spicatus
(B.Jussieu ex Aublet) C.F.Baker
Synonyms[1][2][3][4]
List

(Genus)

  • Pseudo-elephantopus Rohr, alternative spelling
  • Spirochaeta Turcz. 1851 not Ehrenberg 1835 (a bacterium)
  • Matamoria La Llave & Lex.
  • Distreptus Cass.

(Species)

  • Ageratum dubium Blanco
  • Ageratum quadriflorum Blanco
  • Distreptus crispus Cass.
  • Distreptus spicatus (B.Juss. ex Aubl.) Cass.
  • Elephantopus dubius Blanco
  • Distreptus nudiflorus (Willd.) Less.
  • Distreptus spicatus (Juss. ex Aubl.) Cass.
  • Elephantopus crispus Sch. Bip.
  • Elephantopus glaber Sessé & Moc.
  • Elephantopus nudiflorus Willd.
  • Elephantopus spicatus Juss. ex Aubl.
  • Matamoria spicata La Llave
  • Pseudelephantopus crispus Cabrera
  • Pseudoelephantopus spicatus (Juss. ex Aubl.) Rohr ex Gleason

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


  1. Tropicos
  2. The Plant List
  3. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-04 at archive.today
  4. The Plant List, Pseudelephantopus spicatus (B.Juss. ex Aubl.) Rohr ex C.F.Baker
  5. Rohr, Julius Philip Benjamin von. 1792. Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet 2(1): 214–216
  6. Tropicos, Pseudelephantopus Rohr
  7. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pseudelephantopus spicatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  8. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
  9. Flora of North America v 19 p 204
  10. Flora of North America Pseudelephantopus spicatus (Jussieu ex Aublet) C. F. Baker, Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis. 12: 55. 1902.

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