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