Inula helenium Elecampane (Compositae)

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Inula helenium
Elecampane
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The Inula helenium plant species is found in S.E. Europe. Naturalized in Britain. It is a member of the Compositae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Elecampane.

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Latin Name:  Inula helenium
Common Name:  Elecampane
Family:  Compositae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  1.5   Mature Width:  1

Habitat:  Fields, waysides, waste places, copses etc[17], often on moist soils in shade[4].

General Uses: A blue dye is obtained from the bruised and macerated root mixed with ashes and whortleberries (Vaccinium myrtillus)[4, 46, 61]. The root yields up to 2% of a camphor-scented essential oil, this is used as a flavouring and medicinally[46, 61, 238].

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