Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Inula// Species: Inula britannica L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided Ball and Tutin (1976 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Russian Far East, Japan, China and Himalaya according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (accepted as Pentanema britannica (L.) D.Gut.Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E.Rico & M.M.Mart.Ort.).
Habitat: Clearings and edges of forests, roadsides.
Flowering period: Late summer: AUG, SEP.
Locality: Shtalkovichka River, between the villages of Shtalkovica and Tursko Rudari. Date: 20.08.2022.
Inula britannica – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, between villages of Shtalkovica and Tursko Rudari, 20.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, between villages of Shtalkovica and Tursko Rudari, 20.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, between villages of Shtalkovica and Tursko Rudari, 20.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, between villages of Shtalkovica and Tursko Rudari, 20.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – flowering stems with capitula. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, between villages of Shtalkovica and Tursko Rudari, 20.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – flowering stems with capitula. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, between villages of Shtalkovica and Tursko Rudari, 20.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – capitula. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, between villages of Shtalkovica and Tursko Rudari, 20.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – capitula. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, between villages of Shtalkovica and Tursko Rudari, 20.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – capitulum. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, between villages of Shtalkovica and Tursko Rudari, 20.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – involucrum. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, between villages of Shtalkovica and Tursko Rudari, 20.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – involucrum. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, between villages of Shtalkovica and Tursko Rudari, 20.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, between villages of Shtalkovica and Tursko Rudari, 20.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, between villages of Shtalkovica and Tursko Rudari, 20.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – stem with lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, between villages of Shtalkovica and Tursko Rudari, 20.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – achenes. Scale in mm.Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River, between villages of Shtalkovica and Tursko Rudari, 20.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: village of Nivichani. Date: 13.08.2023.
Inula britannica – habit. Osogovo, villages of Nivichani, 13.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – habit. Osogovo, villages of Nivichani, 13.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – habit. Osogovo, villages of Nivichani, 13.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – capitula. Osogovo, villages of Nivichani, 13.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – capitula. Osogovo, villages of Nivichani, 13.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – capitula. Osogovo, villages of Nivichani, 13.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – side view of capitula with involucre. Osogovo, villages of Nivichani, 13.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – stem and cauline leaves. Osogovo, villages of Nivichani, 13.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, villages of Nivichani, 13.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Inula britannica – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, villages of Nivichani, 13.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Ball, P. W. and Tutin, T. G. 1976. Inula L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 133–136.
