8775.000 Elephantopus L.

Wild, H. & Pope, G.V. (1977) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 7. Vernonieae (excluding Vernonia). Kirkia 10(2) 339-384

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs with annual stems from a woody rootstock. Leaves mostly basal; those on the stem alternate, sessile or ± so, the base clasping the stem; upper leaves grading into bracts. Capitula few-flowered, numerous, aggregated into bracteate glomerules, homogamous. Involucre narrowly ovoid-cylindric. Phyllaries few-seriate, with spiny apices. Achenes narrowly turbinate-cylindric, c.10-ribbed. Pappus 1-seriate; setae 7-10 with bases broad, scale-like and usually overlapping.

Worldwide: 30 species from tropical and warm parts of the world.

Burundi: 5 taxa.

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Species		Content
mollis Kunth
scaber L.[Agg]
scaber L. subsp. plurisetus (O. Hoffm.) Philipson var. plurisetus		Description, Image
scaber L. subsp. plurisetus (O. Hoffm.) Philipson var. brevisetus Philipson
scaber L. subsp. plurisetus (O. Hoffm.) Philipson

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