Inula britannica

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]

Golden yellowhead
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Inula
Species:
I. britannica
Binomial name
Inula britannica
L. 1753
Synonyms[1]

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]

The plant produces the flavonol axillarin.[7]

See also
  • List of the vascular plants of the Karelian Isthmus

References
  1. The Plant List, Inula britannica L.
  2. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. Altervista Flora Italiana, Inula britannica L. includes photos and European distribution map
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. Flora of China, Inula britannica Linnaeus, 1753. 欧亚旋覆花 ou ya xuan fu hua
  6. Flora of North America, Inula britannica Linnaeus, 1753.
  7. 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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