Pseudelephantopus spicatus (false elephant's foot).
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The West
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Abstract Pseudelephantopus spicatus is a herbaceous plant native to the tropical areas in Mesoamerica, South America, the West Indies and Latin America; it has been introduced to Africa, Southeast Asia and some islands in the Pacific. It is reported to be naturalized in parts of Florida and Thailand. P. spicatus is regarded as a potentially pernicious weed of open ground.. As early as 1948 all available evidence then is said to have indicated that P. spicatus, however interesting as an addition to the adventive flora of the United States, is a potentially injurious weed which should be extirpated if possible before it becomes too thoroughly established.