Elephantopus mollis

Botanical Description

Elephantopus mollis is a herbaceous perennial plant growing up to 100cm tall, occasionally from a creeping rootstock[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 457 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 62 Publication Author Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1975 ISBN Description An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. This volume contains the Asclepiadaceae section of the Flora of Panama. ]. The stems are unbranched, except for the inflorescence, but the plant produces basal rosettes of growth that densely cover the ground[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.