Inula conyza

Ploughman's Spikenard

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Ploughman's Spikenard.

Inula conyza (Griess.) DC.

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Erect, puberulent to tomentose perennial herbaceous plant 30-120 cm.

Lower leaves 9-15x2-6 cm, elliptical or oblong-lanceolate, serrulate, the upper sessile, cuneate at base.

Involucre 9-15 mm, cylindrical; bracts puberulent, the outer 4-6 x 1 mm, triangular, with recurved apex, the inner 9-11 x 0-4-0-7 mm, linear.

Ligules 7-9 mm, shorter than the involucre.

Achenes 2-2.5 mm, hairy; pappus 3-4 times as long as achene, with c. 30 setae¹.

Thin forests and scrub, forest glades and forest edges, along river valleys and open rocky and stony terrain, in the plains and mountains².

Throughout the country from sea level to 1500 meters above sea level³.

Map of general distribution (green - native, purple - introduced)⁴:

Inula conyza

1 P. W. Ball and T. G. Tutin. 1976. Inula L. – In: Tutin, T. G. & al. (eds), Flora Europaea. Vol. 4. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge.

2 Кузманов, Б. 2012. В: Флора на Република България. Том XI. Изд. на БАН, София.

3 Кузманов, Б. 2012. В: Флора на Република България. Том XI. Изд. на БАН, София.