Inula helvetica, Weber

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

2. I. helvetica Weber , Pl. Min. Cogn. Dec. 17 (1784)

( I. vaillantii (All.) Vili. ).

Erect, grey-tomentose perennial up to 150 cm. Leaves entire to serrate-dentate, puberulent above, grey-tomentose beneath, the lower 8-12 x 1 -5-2-5 cm, lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, the upper sessile, cuneate at base. Capitula medium to large; involucre 10-13 mm, hemispherical; bracts tomentose, the outer 6-7 x 1 -5-2 mm, ovate-lanceolate with recurved apex, the inner 8-10 x 0-7-1 mm, linear. Ligules 15-20 mm, much exceeding the involucre. Achenes 2-2-5 mm, glabrous or sparsely hairy at apex; pappus with c. 30 setae. Woods and streamsides. • From E. Spain to S. W. Germany and N. W. Italy. Ga Ge He Hs It.