Soft Elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis Kunth

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Elephantopus mollis (Soft Elephantsfoot) is a species of shrub in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Maranhao, Alagoas, SãO Paulo, Piauí, Roraima, Tocantins, Caatinga, Pantanal, Amapá, Santa Catarina, Mata Atlântica, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Ceará, Pernambuco, RondôNia, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande Do Sul, Sergipe, Paraná, Espirito Santo, Pampa, GoiáS, Puerto Rico, Amazônia, Cerrado, Bahia, ParaíBa, Mato Grosso, Pará, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Acre (Brazil), Rio De Janeiro, Distrito Federal, and U.S. Virgin Islands. They have achenes. Flowers are visited by Nomia candida, Eurema blanda arsakia, Megisba malaya sikkima, and Ceratina ericia. Individuals can grow to 10 dm.

EOL has data for 21 attributes, including:

cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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fruit length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0001366
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3 mm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Puerto Rico
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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tropical
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000204
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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leaf length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0001133
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10 cm
leaf width
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0004627
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9 cm
native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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U.S. Virgin Islands
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4796775
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plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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herb
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
- Definition: whole plant herbaceous
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plant lifeform
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900022
- Definition: whole plant lifeform
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lithophyte
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1321691
- Definition: plants that grow in or on rocks
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stem height
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022260
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3 dm
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology
- URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33791
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of soft elephantsfoot. View this species on GBIF

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Soft Elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis Kunth

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