Inula britannica




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Inula britannica L.
Synonyms Aster britannicus Allioni; Conyza britannica (L.) Moris ex Ruprecht; Inula britannica L. subsp. japonica (Thunberg) Kitamura; Inula britannica L. subsp. japonica (Thunberg) Kitamura forma plena Makino; Inula britannica L. var. chinensis (Ruprecht ex Maximovicz) Regel; Inula britannica L. var. japonica (Thunberg) Franchet et Savatier; Inula britannica L. var. sublanata (Komarov) Kitagawa; Inula britannica L. var. tymiensis Kudô; Inula hispanica Pau; Inula japonica Thunberg; Inula japonica Thunberg var. plena (Makino) Makino; Inula serrata Gilibert; Inula tymiensis Kudô
Common name (Japanese common name) o-guruma (オグルマ, 小車 [meaning: small wheels])
(English common name) British elecampane, British yellowhead, Meadow fleabane
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Europe
Habitat Swamp, riverside
Chromosomal number 2n=16
Description Plants 20-60cm tall. Leaves 5-10cm long, 1-3cm wide. Flowers yellow 3-4cm across, flowering in June to October. Fruits ca. 1mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Inula britannica L.



June 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden



June 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden