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Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Inula L., Sp. Pl. 881-884 (1753)
Description
Mostly perennial herbs, rarely biennials or small shrubs. Lvs alternate, simple, entire or serrate. Capitula solitary or in corymbs or panicles. Involucral bracts in several rows, imbricate, with erect lamina, the outer usually herbaceous, the inner membranous. Receptacle flat or slightly convex; scales 0. Outer florets usually ♀, ligulate; ligules yellow or orange. Inner florets, or rarely all florets, ☿, tubular. Achenes all similar, angled or ribbed, not or slightly narrowed below apex; pappus hairs in 1 row, narrow at apex.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
