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alxnelson.bsky.social
Another one from the archives: some tall elephantsfoot in bloom running into the background of the frame from right to left with a delta flower beetle on the blossom closest to the lens.
February 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
ginnystibolt.bsky.social
Tall elephantsfoot (Elephantopus elatus), a perennial wildflower native to the SE states & attracts a wide variety of pollinators, is blooming now. Unlike others in the daisy family, it has no petal florets around the edge, only disc florets. Read: greengardeningmatters.blogspot.com/2022/09/tall...
Photo of a mostly black butterfly with bright blue, red & white spots & streaks on a flower head with light lavender florets & buds. The background is out-of-focus green stems & leaves. Text says, "Great Purple Hairstreak (Allides halesus) on Tall Elephantsfoot (Elephantopus elatus)"
October 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
ginnystibolt.bsky.social
#PlantMoreNatives! Tall elephantsfoot (Elephantopus elatus) is blooming now. It's a lovely, easy-to-grow Florida native wildflower that attracts a wide assortment of pollinators.
Read my article for more information and more photos: greengardeningmatters.blogspot.com/2022/09/tall...
Photo of a dark gray butterfly with blue & red streaks & white dots on a flower head with light lavender florets. Out of focus foliage in the background. Text says, "Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) on Tall Elephantsfoot (Elephantopus elatus)"
August 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
camarowrx.bsky.social
Lazy days on the C&O Canal Towpath. #ParkChat #NationalParks
Potomac River early morning A campfire at night A skipper (butterfly) on a rock, the Potomac River in the background A small purple flower (elephantsfoot)
September 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
protopigeon.lol
My Dioscorea elephantipes (Elephant’s Foot) caudex plant has gone dormant again so it’s had a hair cut. Now we have to wait until it wants to wake up again 🙂

#testudinariaelephantipes #Dioscoreaelephantipes #elephantsfoot #caudex #caudexplants
A Dioscorea elephantipes which has been vining actively for months has gone dormant and the leaves have yellowed and dried. Dioscorea elephantipes has had a haircut and now just the caudex remains. It will awaken and start growing again when it feels like it!
June 7, 2026 at 11:14 AM
ginnystibolt.bsky.social
Mistletoes are the only larval food for the Great purple hairstreak butterfly. For more on the science of how these plants work and why they are keystone species in their ecosystems, read my article, The Magic of Mistletoes: beautifulnativeplants.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-...
Photo of a mostly black butterfly with a bright blue streak on its forewing and bright red spots on the base of both wings. It's body is dark black with white spots. The butterfly is feeding on pale lavendar flowers. Out-of-focus green in the background. Text says, "Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) on Tall Elephantsfoot (Elephantopus elatus)"
February 26, 2026 at 12:26 PM
3dmusketeers.bsky.social
Link here: youtu.be/9OXYTQrU8XE

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February 13, 2026 at 7:19 PM
toxicoradica.northsky.social
🌸 carolina elephant's foot 🌿
Elephantopus carolinianus

elephantopus 🤭

#nativeplants #flowerreport
a cluster of mostly inactive flowerhead, with a few actually in bloom at the moment. each flowerhead has 4 very pale purple disk florets, each of which have 5 deep lobes highly asymmetrically arranged on one side of the corolla tube-- each disk floret looks like a 5 fingered hand. the 4 disks face each other such that, from afar, they resemble a single symmetrical flower with 20 thin petals a closer look at the flowers. each individual disk is very pale purple & has 5 long lobes on one side, looking like a hand. each disk also bears a long bifurcated style sheathed in a fused stamen tube. the disks are arranged with lobes facing outwards in flowerheads of 4 disks apiece this carolina elephantsfoot is growing in low weeds in a moist forest; towards its base it has broad dark green leaves, and a leaf at each point where its stem branches. pale flowers grow at the top of the stems
August 27, 2024 at 11:51 PM
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Chernobyl’s Elephant’s Foot Today: What the World’s Most Toxic Object Looks Like Now #Chernobyl #ElephantsFoot #ChernobylToday #NuclearDisaster #RadiationZone #DeadliestObjects #ScienceMysteries #RealLifeHorror #HistoryUncovered #ToxicTruth #UnexplainedScience www.gsnsp.com/chernobyl-el...
Chernobyl Elephant's Foot Today: The Science Explained
How dangerous Chernobyl’s Elephant's Foot is today? We explain the science of corium, current radiation levels, why it's turning into sand.
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April 8, 2026 at 8:45 AM
realbrandolorian.bsky.social
Discover the shocking reason scientists resorted to using AK47 rifles to collect samples from Chernobyl's Elephant's Foot. #Chernobyl #NuclearScience #ElephantsFoot #AK47 #HistoryMysteries #NuclearDisaster #ScientificResearch #RadioactiveDecay #ChernobylDisaster #InnovativeMethods
February 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM