Inula orientalis
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
Flower colours
Yellow
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Reason for introduction
Horticultural.
Life cycle and dispersal
Perennial herb (dies back in winter), spreads by vegetative spread. Viable seed is rarely produced. Probably dispersed by the careless disposal of garden waste.
Other information
Etymology
inula: Believed to be a corruption of helenium, Inula helenium (Elecampane) being the Inula campana of medieval Latin (Johnson and Smith, 1986).
orientalis: From the Latin orientale, meaning ‘eastern’ but sometimes also translated as ‘from the Orient’.
Referencing and citations
References and further reading
Johnson, A. T. and Smith, H. A (1986). Plant Names Simplified: Their pronunciation, derivation and meaning. Landsman Bookshop Ltd: Buckenhill, UK.