Elecampane
| Elecampane | |
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| Elecampane (Inula helenium) flower, photographed in Ottawa, Ontario in 2019 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Inula |
| Species: | I. helenium |
| Binomial name | |
| Inula helenium | |
| Synonyms | |
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Elecampane (Inula helenium), pronounced /ˌɛlɪkæmˈpeɪn/ and also called horse-heal or elfdock, is a widespread plant species in the sunflower family Asteraceae. It is native to Eurasia from Spain to Xinjiang province in western China, and naturalized in parts of North America.
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