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Elecampane Elecampane Photo from treegarden.ca
Genus

Inula

Called “Yellowhead” in GBIF

Inula is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa.

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113
accepted species in GBIF
Source: GBIF
1
plant on Plant News
1
research article
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Research on Inula

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What science is finding about Inula

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Latest finding

Old-world medicinal herb spotted thriving on Lake Ontario shoreline

A citizen scientist confirmed a sighting of elecampane, a tall yellow-flowered European herb naturalized in North America, growing along the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail in Pickering, Ontario. The record adds a verified data point to tracking where this historically medicinal plant has spread.