Asteraceae FAMILY

Inula cappa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Inula cappa is a Shrub up to 1.80 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas from Himachel Pradesh to south-western China.

HabitatIn shrubberies and on open slopes, often gregarious, at elevations of 1,000 - 2,400 metres[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. ]. In forests of long-leafed pines[ 146 Title A Manual of Indian Timbers. Publication Author Gamble. J. S. Publisher Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Year 1972 ISBN - Description First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader. ].