Elephantopus mollis
TaxID: 318057
Basic Information
Elephantopus mollis
Soft Elephantsfoot, devil's grandmother
Elephantopus mollis, common names tobacco weed, and soft elephantsfoot, is a tropical species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Elephantopus mollis is native to South America as far south as Jujuy Province in Argentina, as well as the West Indies, Central America, and Mexico as far north as Tamaulipas and Nuevo Le n. It is also naturalized in Australia, south-eastern Asia, some Pacific Islands, and tropical Africa. The species is considered a noxious weed some places. Elephantopus mollis is a coarse perennial herb up to 20 cm (8 inches) tall. Leaves are dark green on the upper side, lighter green on the lower surface, oblanceolate to elliptical, up to 22 cm (9 inches) long. The plant produces arrays of small flower heads, each with only 4 white or pink florets.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Streptophyta
Magnoliopsida
Asterales
Asteraceae
Elephantopus
mollis
Unclassified
Species
nan
d__Eukaryota;p__Streptophyta;c__Magnoliopsida;o__Asterales;f__Asteraceae;g__Elephantopus;s__Elephantopus mollis
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Weeds
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (2 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | Quarantine pests | — |
| French Polynesia | Present | — |
Distribution (80 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | Present | — |
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | — |
| Burundi | Present | — |
| Benin | Present | — |
| Burkina Faso | Present | — |
| Belize | Present | — |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Present | — |
| Brazil | Present | — |
| Central African Republic | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (1 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRR13262737 | leaves and capitula | - | - | 9403323 | China: Taiwan | |
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PRJNA636629 SRX9693232 SRP287184 weed transcriptome of Elephantopus tomentosus Asteraceae phylogeny based on nex-generation sequencing {'tissue': 'leaves and capitula', 'geo_loc_name': 'China: Taiwan', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'specimen_voucher': 'HIB: Hong Ma & Huang-Lung Tsai HM657'} |
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DNA Barcodes (23 records)
View allData source: BOLD.
| Process ID | BIN | Marker | Length | Country | Date | Lat/Lon | Sequence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MHPAF1166-11 | - | rbcLa | 552 | Costa Rica | 2010-11-30 | 10.861, -85.571 | |
| MHPAF1165-11 | - | ITS2 | 346 | Costa Rica | 2010-11-30 | 10.861, -85.571 | |
| MHPAF1164-11 | - | rbcLa | 552 | Costa Rica | 2010-11-30 | 10.861, -85.571 | |
| MHPAD2412-10 | - | rbcLa | 498 | Costa Rica | 2009-12-01 | 10.883, -85.474 | |
| MHPAD2402-10 | - | rbcLa | 538 | Costa Rica | 2009-11-26 | 10.889, -85.476 | |
| MHPAD2398-10 | - | rbcLa | 537 | Costa Rica | 2009-11-26 | 10.889, -85.476 | |
| MHPAD2397-10 | - | rbcLa | 522 | Costa Rica | 2009-11-26 | 10.889, -85.476 | |
| MHPAD2396-10 | - | rbcLa | 552 | Costa Rica | 2009-11-26 | 10.889, -85.476 | |
| MHPAD1072-09 | - | rbcLa | 552 | Costa Rica | 2009-03-17 | 10.904, -85.303 | |
| MHPAD1070-09 | - | rbcLa | 549 | Costa Rica | 2009-03-17 | 10.904, -85.303 |
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