Inula conyzae (Griess.) DC.

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Inula// Species: Inula conyzae (Griess.) DC.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to the Mediterranean and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (accepted as Pentanema squarrosum (L.) D.Gut.Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E.Rico & M.M.Mart.Ort.).

Habitat:  Clearings and edges of forests.

Flowering period: Late summer: AUG, SEP.

Inula conyzae – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Inula conyzae – upper part of plant. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Inula conyzae – branch with capitula and cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Inula conyzae – branch with capitula and upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Inula conyzae – capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Inula conyzae – capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Inula conyzae – capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Inula conyzae – capitula. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Inula conyzae – middle cauline leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Inula conyzae – adaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Inula conyzae – abaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Inula conyzae – habit (left) and synflorescence (right). Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Inula conyzae – upper part of plant with capitula and upper cauline leaves, Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Inula conyzae – capitula and upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Inula conyzae – capitula. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Inula conyzae – branch with cauline leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Inula conyzae – middle cauline leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Inula conyzae – lower part of plant with basal leaf rosette and stem with lower cauline leaves, and newly emerging rosette. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Pentanema squarrosum (L.) D.Gut.Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E.Rico & M.M.Mart.Ort. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60478388-2 [Accessed 12.08.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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