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Elephantopus tomentosus
devil's grandmother
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Elephantopus tomentosus L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		devil's grandmother
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asterales, Family Asteraceae, Genus Elephantopus, Species Elephantopus tomentosus


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S4
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	10/17/2018

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/30/2025 11:15:12 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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