Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Genus: Inula (Yellowhead)
Inula conyzae (Griess.) DC. - Ploughman's-Spikenard
Inula helenium L. - Elecampane
Inula helvetica Weber - Swiss Fleabane
Inula germanica L. - German Fleabane
Inula salicina L. - Irish Fleabane
Inula hirta L. - Hairy Fleabane
Inula ensifolia L. - Narrow-Leaved Inula
Inula britannica L. - Meadow Fleabane
15–50 cm tall, perennial, without latex. inflorescence: capitula (with involucres), stem 1‑capitate or with few capitula. capitula: with tubular and ray-flowers, Ø 25–50 mm. involucral bracts: imbricate, the outer shorter than the inner. anthers: with bristly appenda...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths
in alkaline, dry habitats