Species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae
For Inula helenium Asso, see Pentanema helenioides. For Inula helenium Hook.f. & Thomson, see Inula racemosa.
Elecampane
Elecampane (Inula helenium) flower, photographed in Ottawa, Ontario in 2019
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Inula
Species:
I. helenium
Binomial name
Inula helenium
L.
Synonyms[1]
Aster helenium (L.) Scop.
Aster officinalis All.
Corvisartia helenium (L.) Mérat
Helenium grandiflorum Gilib.
Inula orgyalis Boiss.
Elecampane (Inula helenium), pronounced /ˌɛlɪkæmˈpeɪn/[2] and also called horse-heal or elfdock, is a widespread plant species in the sunflower family Asteraceae. It is native to Eurasia from Spain to Xinjiang province in western China, and naturalized in parts of North America.[3][4][5][6][7]
^"Inula helenium L. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org.
^Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. September 2005.
^B.-E. van Wyk and M. Wink. (2004). Medicinal Plants of the World, p. 181, Singapore: Times Editions.
^Altervista Flora Italiana, Inula helenium L. includes photos and European distribution map
^"Inula helenium in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
^"Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map".
^"Inula helenium in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
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