Elephantopus carolinianus, with the common names Carolina elephantsfoot[3] or leafy elephant's foot,[4] is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.

Leaves are elliptic or ovate to lanceolate, up to 12 cm (5 inches) long, larger toward the base of the plant and decreasing in size moving up the stem.

The cluster of flower heads is supported by 3 bracts that resemble leaves and are 1–3 centimetres (0–1 in) long.

[5] The genus name Elephantopus comes from the Greek words "elephantos" (elephant) and "pous" (foot).

[8] The plant is native to the south-central and southeastern United States from Florida north as far as Ohio, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, west to Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.