Inula britannica, the British yellowhead or meadow fleabane,[2] is a Eurasian species of plant in the genus Inula within the daisy family. It is widespread across much of Europe and Asia, and sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in North America.[3][4][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Inula |
| Species: | I. britannica
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| Inula britannica L. 1753
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Synonymy
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Inula britannica is an erect herb up to 75 cm (30 inches) tall, with fine hairs but not the thick woolly coat characterizing some related species. Leaves are lance-shaped, up to 5 cm (2 inches) long. One plant produces a few heads, each on a long flower stalk. Each had contains 50-150 yellow ray flowers and 100-250 yellow disc flowers.[6]
See also
References
- ^ The Plant List, Inula britannica L.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Inula britannica L. includes photos and European distribution map
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of China, Inula britannica Linnaeus, 1753. 欧亚旋覆花 ou ya xuan fu hua
- ^ Flora of North America, Inula britannica Linnaeus, 1753.
- ^ Acylated Flavonol Glycosides from the Flower of Inula britannica. Eun Jung Park, Youngleem Kim, and Jinwoong Kim, Journal of Natural Products, 2000, 63 (1), pages 34–36
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External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 2007
- Species Profile - British Yellowhead (Inula britannica), National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library.
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