Inula hupehensis (Y.Ling) Y.Ling

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Inula

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial. Rhizome prostrate. Stems 30-50 cm tall, densely pubescent above, glabrescent below. Leaves oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, 6-10 × 1.5-2.5 cm; upper leaves sessile, abaxially yellow glandular, pubescent on veins, adaxially glabrous, base amplexicaul, margin sparsely serrulate, apex acuminate; lateral veins 7 or 8 pairs, abaxially prominent. Capitula solitary, 2.5-3.5 cm in diam. Involucre subglobose, 5-7 mm × 1-1.3 cm; phyllaries subequal in length, outer ones leaflike, linear-lanceolate, glandular, pubescent, inner linear-lanceolate, glabrous, margin membranous and ciliate. Ray florets yellow; lamina linear, ca. 15 mm, apex 3-dentate. Disk floret corollas ca. 3 mm, with lanceolate lobes. Achenes subcylindric, 10-striped, glabrous, apex truncate. Pappus white, of 5 or 6 bristles. Fl. Jun-Aug, fr. Aug-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Root system rhizome
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Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
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Distribution

Inula hupehensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:225932-1
WFO ID wfo-0000085343
COL ID 3PT74
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Inula helianthusaquatilis subsp. hupehensis Inula hupehensis