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Inula helenium

Inula helenium L.

elecampane, elecampane inula

Inula helenium (Elecampane)
Image ID: 94574
Image by: Fleming, Gary P.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: INHE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Inula helenium
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: INULA
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Inula
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Yellowhead
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 90-100 species, of temperate and subtropical Old World.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Arriagada (1998)=Z; Cronquist (1980)=SE.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: ASTERA
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Asteraceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792
FAMILY COMMON: Aster Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment.

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Herb
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BLOOM TIME: May-Sep
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NATIVE RANGE: southeastern Europe
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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id acc_num acc_dt coll_id Action
1317 1986-1092 View
9627 2023-0080 2023-04-24 0 View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num acc_id loc_num pers_num inst_dt Action
2294 1317 93 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View
2295 1317 96 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View
13554 9627 91 Briggs 2023-04-06 View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: INHE
USDA Common Name: Elecampane Inula
Native Status: L48 (I), CAN (I)
Distribution: USA (CA, CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: UPL FAC FACU FACU FACU FAC

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Inula helenium
COMMON NAME: Elecampane
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, FNA, G, Il, K, Pa, RAB, S, SE, Va, W, WV, Z]
PHENOLOGY: May-Sep.
HABITAT: Damp pastures, roadsids, other disturbed areas; native of Europe.
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RANGE MAP: Inula helenium.png

Key to Map Symbols
ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Asteraceae Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792 (Aster Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution.
REFERENCE: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment.
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Inula L. (Yellowhead)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 90-100 species, of temperate and subtropical Old World.
REFERENCE: Arriagada (1998)=Z; Cronquist (1980)=SE.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Inula helenium in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Inula helenium in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Inula helenium in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Inula helenium in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Inula helenium in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Inula helenium

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 94574 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 0 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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