| Inula hookeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Inula |
| Species: | I. hookeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Inula hookeri | |
Inula hookeri,Hooker's inula orHooker's fleabane,[1] is a species of flowering plant in thesunflower and daisy familyAsteraceae. It is native to theHimalayas (Bhutan andNepal), India (Sikkim),Myanmar and China (SEXizang, NWYunnan), where it grows in a variety of open habitats at 2,400–3,600 m (7,900–11,800 ft).[2]
Thespecific epithethookeri commemorates theplant hunter SirJoseph Hooker, who brought it back from the Himalayas to Britain in 1849.[3]
Thisherbaceousperennial 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. Eachinflorescence comprises a disc of many needle-like yellowray florets surrounding a raised central boss of deeper yellow disc florets.[4]
