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Family: Asteraceae	Genus: Elaphantopus	Species: Elephantopus scaber L.

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Elephantopus carolinensis, Elephantopus sordidus	Flower Color	Blue - Purple
Common Name	Prickly leaved elephant's foot, Ban-tambakhu	Flower Type	Solitary
English / Trade Name	Elephant Foot, Bull's Tongue, Iron Weed	Flowering Period	Oct-Dec
Vernacular /Local Name	Shijakpui	Fruiting Period	Jan-March
Altitude	Up to 1500 m	Fruit Type	Follicle
Habit	Shrub	Fruit Details	Achenes 4-5 mm long, 10-ribbed pappus of 4-6 spiny bristles, C. 5 mm long
Habitat	Occurs in moist deciduous forests also in the plains	Bark Type	Smooth
Distribution	Pantropical	Bark Details	Pale grey, smooth
Distribution in manipur	Eastern	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Lence shaped
Description of Species	It is a rather coarse, rigid, erect, hairy herb 30 to 60 cm high, stems forked, and stiff	Leaf Details	Leaves radical, rossetted at base, 6-18 X 2-5 cm, obovate to oblong apex obtuse

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