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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Inula helenium   FAMILY Asteraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Inula helenium   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Inula helenium

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Inula helenium

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Inula helenium

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-42-001:

Inula helenium   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Inula helenium

 

COMMON NAME:
Elecampane, elecampane inula


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image of Inula helenium, Elecampane, elecampane inula

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_inhe_001_lvd

        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Inula helenium   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Inula helenium   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Inula helenium

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Inula helenium

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Inula helenium

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-42-001:
Inula helenium   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Inula helenium

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3396

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Damp pastures, roadsides, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate (basal leaves absent or withered at flowering)
Basal leaves have long petioles; stem leaves are sessile, clasping.
Margins serrate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Yellow (turning brown with age)
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual/ Ray flowers pistillate

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Nutlet

 

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