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{{Taxobox
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__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
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| color = lightgreen
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| name = ''LATINNAME''   <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
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| name = ''Inula''
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| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
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| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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| lifespan =    <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
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| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| color = IndianRed
 
| image = Koeh-210.jpg
 
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| image_width = 200px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
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| image_caption = ''[[Inula helenium]]''
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| image_caption = Inula helenium
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = [[Asterales]]
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| ordo = Asterales
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| familia = [[Asteraceae]]
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| familia = Asteraceae
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| subfamilia = [[Asteroideae]]
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| tribus = Inuleae
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| tribus = [[Inuleae]]
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| genus = Inula
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| genus = '''''Inula'''''
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'''''Inula''''' is a large genus of about 90 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Asteraceae]], native to [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[Africa]]. It has been reported that this genus is [[paraphyletic]], based on chemical data of the [[phenol]]ic compounds of this genus.
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==Cultivation==
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These are mostly perennial herbs. The species vary greatly in size, from tiny species for rock gardens to enormous perennials reaching a height of over 3 metres. This genus shows equally a marked difference in the size of the leaves.
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===Propagation===
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Some common characteristics include [[pappus]] with bristles, flat [[capitulum]], and lack of [[chaff]].
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===Pests and diseases===
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Several species are popular flowers for the garden, going back to antiquity. The name ''Inula''  was already used by the Romans.
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==Species==
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Selected species{{Wp}}
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== Selected species ==
 
 
*''Inula acaulis'' Schott &  Kotschy  ex Tchihat. – Stemless Inula
 
*''Inula acaulis'' Schott &  Kotschy  ex Tchihat. – Stemless Inula
 
*''Inula acervata'' S.Moore
 
*''Inula acervata'' S.Moore
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*''Inula clarkei'' ( Hook.f.) R.R.Stewart
 
*''Inula clarkei'' ( Hook.f.) R.R.Stewart
 
*''Inula conyzae'' (Griess.) Meikle – Plougman's-spikenard
 
*''Inula conyzae'' (Griess.) Meikle – Plougman's-spikenard
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*''Inula crithmoides'' L. – [[Golden Samphire]] (syn. ''Limbarda crithmoides'' (L.) Dum.)
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*''Inula crithmoides'' L. – [[Golden samphire]] (syn. ''Limbarda crithmoides'' (L.) Dum.)
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[[Image:Koeh-192.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Ploughman's-spikenard (''Inula conyzae'')]]
 
 
*''Inula cuspidata''
 
*''Inula cuspidata''
 
*''Inula ensifolia'' L.
 
*''Inula ensifolia'' L.
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*''Inula nervosa''
 
*''Inula nervosa''
 
*''Inula obtusifolia'' A.Kern.
 
*''Inula obtusifolia'' A.Kern.
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[[Image:Inula helenium.jpg|thumb|right|225px|''Inula helenium'']]
 
 
*''Inula oculus-christi'' L.
 
*''Inula oculus-christi'' L.
 
*''Inula orientalis'' Lam.  
 
*''Inula orientalis'' Lam.  
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''Inula'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including the following case-bearers of the genus ''[[Coleophora]]''; ''C. conyzae'' (recorded on ''I. conyzae''), ''C. follicularis'', ''C. inulae'' and ''C. troglodytella''.
 
''Inula'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including the following case-bearers of the genus ''[[Coleophora]]''; ''C. conyzae'' (recorded on ''I. conyzae''), ''C. follicularis'', ''C. inulae'' and ''C. troglodytella''.
  
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== References ==
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===Selection of species not anymore belonging to genus ''Inula''===
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*[http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Inula&SPECIES_XREF=&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK=species Flora Europaea: ''Inula'']
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* ''Inula dysenterica'' L. => ''[[Pulicaria dysenterica]]'' (L.) Bernh.
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*[http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=3&start_taxon_id=116442 Flora of China: list of Chinese ''Inula'' species]
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* ''Inula graminifolia'' Michx. => ''[[Pityopsis graminifolia]]'' (Michx.) Nutt.  
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*{{cite journal | quotes=no|author=Anderberg, A.|year= 1991|title= Taxonomy and phylogeny of tribe Inuleae (Asteraceae)|journal= Pl. Syst. Evol.|volume= 176|pages= 75-123}}
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* ''Inula graveolens'' (L.) Desf. => ''[[Dittrichia graveolens]]'' (L.) Greuter – Stinkwort, Stinkweed
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*{{cite journal | quotes=no|author = Rubina Abid and M. Qaiser|year = 2003|title = Chemotoxonomic study of ''Inula'' L. (s.str.) and its allied genera (Inuleae - Compositae) from Pakistan and Kashmir|journal = Pak. J. Bot.|volume=35|issue=2|pages = 127-140}}
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* ''Inula indica'' L. => ''[[Pentanema indicum]]'' (L.) Y.Ling
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{{Commonscat|Inula}}
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* ''Inula mariana'' L. => ''[[Chrysopsis mariana]]'' (L.) Elliott
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* ''Inula primulifolia'' Lam. => ''[[Conyza primulifolia]]'' (Lam.) Cuatrec. & Lourteig
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* ''Inula subaxillaris'' Lam. => ''[[Heterotheca subaxillaris]]'' (Lam.) Britton & Rusby 
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* ''Inula viscosa'' => ''[[Dittrichia viscosa]]'' – Stinkwort, False yellowhead, Woody Fleabane
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==Gallery==
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{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery  -->
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<gallery>
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Image:Koeh-192.jpg|Ploughman's-spikenard (''Inula conyzae'')
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Image:Inula helenium.jpg|''Inula helenium''
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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</gallery>
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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==External links==
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*{{wplink}}
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Revision as of 02:51, 22 May 2009


Inula helenium


Plant Characteristics
Origin: ✈ ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ◍ ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

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Cultivation

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Propagation

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Pests and diseases

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Species

Selected specieswp

  • Inula acaulis Schott & Kotschy ex Tchihat. – Stemless Inula
  • Inula acervata S.Moore
  • Inula acinacifolia Gand.
  • Inula acuminata DC.
  • Inula anatolica Boiss.
  • Inula auriculata Boiss. & Balansa
  • Inula bifrons (L.) L.
  • Inula britannica L. – British Yellowhead
  • Inula candida (L.) Cass.
  • Inula cappa (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) DC.
  • Inula caspica Blume
  • Inula clarkei ( Hook.f.) R.R.Stewart
  • Inula conyzae (Griess.) Meikle – Plougman's-spikenard
  • Inula crithmoides L. – Golden samphire (syn. Limbarda crithmoides (L.) Dum.)
  • Inula cuspidata
  • Inula ensifolia L.
  • Inula eupatorioides DC.
  • Inula falconeri Hook.f.
  • Inula forrestii
  • Inula germanica L.
  • Inula grandis Schrenk ex Fisch. & C. A. Mey.
  • Inula helenioides DC.
  • Inula helenium L. – Elecampane
  • Inula helianthus-aquatica
  • Inula helvetica Weber
  • Inula hirta L.
  • Inula hookeri C. B. Clarke
  • Inula hupehensis
  • Inula japonica
  • Inula koelzii R.Dawar & Qaiser
  • Inula lineariifolia Turcz.
  • Inula montana L.
  • Inula multicaulis Boiss.
  • Inula nervosa
  • Inula obtusifolia A.Kern.
  • Inula oculus-christi L.
  • Inula orientalis Lam.
  • Inula pterocaula
  • Inula racemosa Hook.f.
  • Inula rhizocephala Schrenk ex Fisch. & C. A. Mey.
  • Inula rhizocephaloides
  • Inula royleana DC. (synonym of Inula racemosa Hook.f.)
  • Inula rubricaulis
  • Inula salicina L. – Irish Fleabane, Willowleaf Yellowhead
  • Inula salsoloides
  • Inula sericophylla
  • Inula spiraeifolia L.
  • Inula stewartii Abid & Qaiser
  • Inula subfloccosa Rech.f.
  • Inula thapsoides Spreng.
  • Inula verbascifolia (Willd.) Hausskn.
  • Inula wissmanniana

Inula species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the following case-bearers of the genus Coleophora; C. conyzae (recorded on I. conyzae), C. follicularis, C. inulae and C. troglodytella.

Selection of species not anymore belonging to genus Inula

Gallery

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  • Ploughman's-spikenard (Inula conyzae)

  • Inula helenium

  • photo 1

  • photo 2

References

External links


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