Biology:Inula hookeri
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Inula |
| Species: | I. hookeri
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| Inula hookeri C.B.Clarke
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Inula hookeri, Hooker's inula or Hooker's fleabane,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower and daisy family Asteraceae. It is a native of the Himalayas (Bhutan and Nepal), India (Sikkim), Myanmar and China (SE Xizang, NW Yunnan), where it grows in a variety of open habitats at 2,400–3,600 m (7,900–11,800 ft).[2]
The specific epithet hookeri commemorates the plant hunter Sir Joseph Hooker, who brought it back from the Himalayas to Britain in 1849.[3]
Description
This herbaceous perennial is a tall stemmed plant growing to 75 cm (30 in), with 2 or 3 flower heads per plant. The flowers, which may be up to 8 cm (3.1 in) in diameter, appear in late summer and autumn. Each inflorescence comprises a disc of many needle-like yellow ray florets surrounding a raised central boss of deeper yellow disc florets.[4]
References
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Inula hookeri | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = }}
- ↑ "Inula hookeri", Flora of China, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=
- ↑ "Inula hookeri: Plant of the Month; January". Birmingham Botanical Gardens (United Kingdom). https://www.birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk/inula-hookeri/.
- ↑ "Inula hookeri". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/9172/inula-hookeri/details.
Wikidata ☰ Q15231511 entry
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