Elephantopus scaber  L.

Elephant's Foot
Plants > Angiosperms > Asteraceae > ​Elephantopus scaber
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae (Compositae)
Genus: Elephantopus
Species: scaber
  • Common names: Elephant's Foot
  • Thai names: ขี้ไฟนกคุ่ม khi fai nok khum (Loei), คิงไฟนกคุ่ม khing fai nok khum (Chaiyaphum), เคยโป้ khoei po (Northern), โด่ไม่รู้ล้ม do mai ru lom (Central), ตะซีโกวะ ta-si-ko-wa (Karen-Mae Hong Son), หญ้าไก่นกคุ่ม ya kai nok khum (Northern), หญ้าปราบ ya prap (Northern), หญ้าไฟนกคุ้ม ya fai nok khum (Northern), หญ้าสามสิบสองหาบ ya sam sip song hap (Northern), หนาดผา nat pha (Northern), หนาดมีแคลน nat mi khlaen (Surat Thani)
  • Chinese names: 地胆草 di dan cao
  • Distribution: Native to tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia. It has become naturalized in tropical Africa and Latin America
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge), Chiang Mai (Mae Rim)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Elephantopus scaber from Thailand.
Elephantopus scaber Suthep Chiang Mai October 2020.jpg
Elephantopus scaber, Suthep, Chiang Mai, October 2020
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Elephantopus scaber, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, October 2016
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Elephantopus scaber Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge Chaiyaphum November
References: 
​The Plant List - accessed 20 Feb 2020​
Forest Herbarium - BKF​ - accessed 20 Feb 2020​
KEW Plants of the World Online - accessed 20 Feb 2020​
Flora of China - accessed 20 Feb 2020​