Inula spiraeifolia, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 134

5. I. spiraeifolia L. , Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1219 (1759)

( I. squarrosa L. ).

Erect perennial 30-80 cm, pubescent below, glabrous above. Leaves with prominent reticulate venation above, sparsely hairy at least on the margin and veins beneath, the lower 5-8 x 1 -2-2 cm, lanceolate to ovate, denticulate or serrulate, the upper sessile, cuneate and slightly rounded at base. Capitula medium; involucre 10-12 mm, hemispherical; bracts glabrous, the outer 4-6 x 2-3 mm, ovate-spathulate with recurved apex, the inner 8-10 x 1-1-5 mm, linear. Ligules 14-17 mm, much exceeding the involucre. Achenes 1 -5-2 mm, glabrous; pappus with c. 30 setae. 2« = 16. • From W.C. France to Bulgaria. AlBuCo Ga He Hu It Ju?Rm?Tu.