Plants : AsteraceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Inula helenium L.

Elecampane

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Inula helenium

Description: A tall robust yellow-flowered perennial species, not native; probably introduced as a garden plant but rarely grown now; occasionally found as a garden relict or casual of waste or disturbed ground.

All names: Inula helenium L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Inula helenium at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Inula helenium at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Inula helenium. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=4394. Accessed on 2026-11-02.