Inula hirta
Rough Elecampane, flower heads with yellow tongues -ung tubular flowers.
The Rough Elecampane Elecampane or wire-haired (Inula hirta ) is a plant of the family Asteraceae ( Asteraceae), which is characterized mainly by the ever rough hair. She is continental spread on poor, dry soils.
Description
When Rauen Elecampane is a perennial herbaceous plant that can reach heights of growth of 15 to 50 centimeters. The whole plant ( leaves and stems ) is strongly rauhaarig. The somewhat leathery leaves are narrowly elliptic, hairy, more or less entire, and on both sides. The upper stem leaves have a narrowed or rounded -seated reason, but are not amplexicaul. They often have a prominent venation.
The flower heads are alone, rarely in groups of up to three at the end of the stems. They have a diameter of 2 to 5 centimeters. The stiff -haired bracts are almost all the same length.
Occurrence
The Rauhaariger Elecampane is spread from West Asia to East and Southeast Europe to central Europe. In Germany, he reached the western limit of its distribution area.
This species grows on dry or semi- dry grasslands in or near bright oak or pine forests. She prefers calcareous soils.
Others
This type sometimes forms hybrids with the Weidenblättrigen Elecampane (Inula salicifolia ).