Elephantopus scaber

Elephantopus scaber L., Sp. Pl.: 814 (1753) 814 1753. (Syn: Elephantopus carolinensis G.Mey.; Elephantopus scaber var. albiflorus Kuntze; Elephantopus scaber subsp. oblanceolata Kitam.; Elephantopus scaber subsp. oblanceolato-oblonga Kitam.; Elephantopus sordidus Salisb.);

Images by Dinesh Valke, Satish Phadke, Anurag N Sharma (Id by Prashant Awale & Satish Phadke), Mohina Macker, Karuna Kanta Das & Anita Kindre (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)

el-eh-fun-TOE-pus — elephant’s foot … Dave’s Botanary
SKAB-er or SKAY-ber — rough … Dave’s Botanary

commonly known as: false tobacco, prickly-leaved elephant’s foot • Bengali: হস্তী পাদ hasti pada • Hindi: अधोमुख adhomukha, बन तम्बाखू ban-tambakhu, गोभी gobhi • Kannada: ಆನೆಕಾಲು ಗಿಡ aanekaalu gida, ಹಸ್ತಿ ಪಾದ hasti pada • Konkani: hakkarike • Malayalam: ആനച്ചുവടി aanaccuvati • Marathi: हस्तीपात hastipata, पातरी OR पाथरी pathari • Nepalese: सहस्त्र बुटि sahasra buti • Oriya: mayurachula • Sanskrit: अधपातः adhapata, गोजिह्वा gojihva OR गोजिव्हा gojivha, खरपर्णिनी kharaparnini, प्रस्तरिणी prastarini • Tamil: யானைச்சுவடி yanai-c-cuvati • Telugu: ఎద్దుపట్టు eddupattu • Urdu: گوبهی gobhi

Native of: tropical Africa, India, Malaysia, Japan, n Australia; naturalized pantropically

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in Anshi Nature camp campus– 27/5/08; in Narshapur forest, AP near Hyderabad in Oct.’08; Andaman– Jan.’09?; north bengal, Oct08; At kanakeshwar, Alibag- Oct’09?; Periyar bank, Thattekad, Kerala- 09-12-09; 15/11/10– Chethalayam, Wayanad;

15/11/10/YRP/1 – efloraofindia | Google Groups

purple flower for id… – indiantreepix | Google Groups

North Bengal Flowers – ID request – 2 – indiantreepix | Google Groups

Purple flower(Samir Takaochi) – indiantreepix | Google Groups

North Bengal flower ID Request 1 -25May09: SJ – indiantreepix | Google Groups

ID101009PHK 2 – indiantreepix | Google Groups

Wild Flower for Bot. ID-261209-RK-2 – efloraofindia | Google Groups

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DV :: Elephantopus scaber on 24 SEP 11 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary:

Elephantopus scaber
Hastipad हस्तीपाद
Family : Asteraceae

Botanical Name – Elephantopus scaber

Common Name – Elephant Foot

 

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Elephantopus scaber L. from Kamrup district, Assam:  Attached images are Elephantopus scaber L.

 

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Elephantopus scaber: Elephantopus scaber

three weeks ago (posted on 28.1.13)

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Elephantopus scaber : Mahabaleshwar Oct 2011 :  Attachments (5).  5 posts by 5 authors.

Sharing images of an Asteraceae member from Mahabaleshwar.
Captured in Oct 2011.
Elephantopus scaber

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No better clarity and close up of the flower can be taken than this. Best possible shot . Thanks … for showing a very common plant as a rare beauty through ur lens.

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Asteraceae Week (Part II – Discoid heads) :: Elephantopus scaber at Tungareshwar WLS :: 24 SEP 11 :: DV16 : 4 images. 1 post by 1 author. Elephantopus scaber L.

el-eh-fun-TOE-pus — elephant’s foot … Dave’s Botanary
SKAB-er or SKAY-ber — rough … Dave’s Botanary
commonly known as: false tobacco, prickly-leaved elephant’s foot • Bengali: হস্তী পাদ hasti pada • Hindi: अधोमुख adhomukha, बन तम्बाखू ban-tambakhu, गोभी gobhi • Kannada: ಆನೆಕಾಲು ಗಿಡ aanekaalu gida, ಹಸ್ತಿ ಪಾದ hasti pada • Konkani: hakkarike • Malayalam: ആനച്ചുവടി aanaccuvati • Marathi: हस्तीपात hastipata, पातरी OR पाथरी pathari • Nepalese: सहस्त्र बुटि sahasra buti • Oriya: mayurachula • Sanskrit: अधपातः adhapata, गोजिह्वा gojihva OR गोजिव्हा gojivha, खरपर्णिनी kharaparnini, प्रस्तरिणी prastarini • Tamil: யானைச்சுவடி yanai-c-cuvati • Telugu: ఎద్దుపట్టు eddupattu • Urdu: گوبهی gobhi
Native of: tropical Africa, India, Malaysia, Japan, n Australia; naturalized pantropically
References: Flowers of India • PIER • GRIN • DDSA • FRLHT • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar

 

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Asteraceae Week (Part II – Discoid heads) :: Elephantopus scaber at Kulang, Maharashtra :: PKA29:: Attachments (2). 2 posts by 2 authors. Elephantopus scaber at Kulang, Maharashtra.

ANNOV59 Please identify this Asteraceae : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4).
Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala
November 2014

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Could be Elephantopus scaber ..

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Thank you very much sir.

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I too think it to be Elephantopus scaber

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Elephantopus scaber : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)

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ID KANNUR 42 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)

 

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Pl. check with elephantopus scaber

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To me appears to be elephantopus scaber

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250218BHAR03 – KMTR : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)- 1 Mb each.

Found in Mundandurai, near Papanasam dam Tamilnadu.

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Elephantopus scaber from Asteraceae.

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Elephantopus scaber : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)- around 600 kb each.

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Elephantopus scaber L. : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)- around 500 kb each.

Elephantopus scaber L. : 5 posts by 1 author. 5 images- 5 to 7 mb each.

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References:

The Plant List  GRIN  Annonated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  Flora of China  Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post  Flowers of India  globinmed  PIER  NPGS / GRIN  DDSA  ENVIS – FRLHT  Wikipedia  Wikimedia Commons  Philippine Medicinal Herbs  Medicinal Plants: Chemistry and … – Google Book Search  Elephantopus scaber – medicinal plants