Nomenclature: wfo-0000016774
![Kew Gardens K000273383: Maitland, T.D. [827] Uganda](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/e8447590623ea386a6d93c432aa8354e.jpg "Kew Gardens K000273383: Maitland, T.D. [827] Uganda")
![Kew Gardens K000273384: Davies, R.M. [473] Tanzania](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/6b36b3d27315d360ad6a3e2a617f881a.jpg "Kew Gardens K000273384: Davies, R.M. [473] Tanzania")
![Kew Gardens K001118317: De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2979]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/129ef074fa6355a1261ca9e80f34aa92.jpg "Kew Gardens K001118317: De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2979]")
![Kew Gardens K001118318: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2979] Nepal](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/989a9a339ae865904738a72415e848c8.jpg "Kew Gardens K001118318: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2979] Nepal")
![Kew Gardens K001118319: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2979] Malaysia](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/0a3aae47f7dd47c2aae3ff5c946d631a.jpg "Kew Gardens K001118319: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2979] Malaysia")
![Kew Gardens K001118320: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2979]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/bb6a35a60b940ccf7e3465e90784ddbe.jpg "Kew Gardens K001118320: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2979]")
![Kew Gardens K001118321: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2979] India](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/edecd9e26da93563fe10b09bc2e8b5ab.jpg "Kew Gardens K001118321: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2979] India")
![Kew Gardens K001118322: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2979] India](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/b974a3addff537ea8510362d7d199a36.jpg "Kew Gardens K001118322: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2979] India")
![Kew Gardens K001118323: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2979] India](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/2c0a4722099b67b393232e66819d3c36.jpg "Kew Gardens K001118323: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2979] India")
![Kew Gardens K001118324: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2979]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/b762fabf1cb45c710041de095b5079a5.jpg "Kew Gardens K001118324: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2979]")
![Kew Gardens K001118325: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2979] Burma](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/c22cfc833c018738f58ce0c75a4789a4.jpg "Kew Gardens K001118325: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2979] Burma")
![Kew Gardens K001118326: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2979] Burma](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/88532ce074c6a5ae5d56921de5e50fea.jpg "Kew Gardens K001118326: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2979] Burma")
![Kew Gardens K001118327: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2979] Burma](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/a0f290eabcc79d20c495343da516a287.jpg "Kew Gardens K001118327: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2979] Burma")
![Kew Gardens K001118328: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2979]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/efdbadaa2782f7a6bc86fe8428b869c5.jpg "Kew Gardens K001118328: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2979]")
Elephantopus scaber Sp. Pl. : 814 (1753)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Sp. Pl. 2: 814. 1753 [1 May 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000273383: Maitland, T.D. [827] Uganda Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000273384: Davies, R.M. [473] Tanzania Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001118317: De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2979] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001118318: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2979] Nepal Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001118319: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2979] Malaysia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001118320: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2979] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001118321: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2979] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001118322: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2979] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001118323: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2979] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001118324: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2979] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001118325: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2979] Burma Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001118326: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2979] Burma Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001118327: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2979] Burma Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001118328: s.coll. [Cat. no. 2979] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 202958-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record gcc-116229
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: gcc-116229
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2025-06 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12 : 2025-06Placement: Code > Plantae > Pteridobiotina > Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Vernonioideae > Vernonieae > Elephantopus > Elephantopus scaber
Subtaxa
- Elephantopus scaber var. argenteus
- Elephantopus scaber var. brevisetus
- Elephantopus scaber subsp. plurisetus
- Elephantopus scaber var. sinuatus
Synonyms
- Elephantopus sordidus
- Elephantopus carolinensis
- Elephantopus scaber subsp. scaber
- Elephantopus scaber subsp. oblanceolato-oblonga
- Elephantopus scaber var. albiflorus
- Elephantopus scaber var. scaber
- Elephantopus scaber subsp. oblanceolata
- Scabiosa cochinchinensis