Asteraceae FAMILY

Inula helenium

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Inula helenium is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeS.E. Europe. Naturalized in Britain.

HabitatFields, waysides, waste places, copses etc[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ], often on moist soils in shade[ 4 Title A Modern Herbal. Publication Author Grieve. Publisher Penguin Year 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Description Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. ].