Grape elephant
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The grape elephant ( Inula racemosa ) is a species of the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
features
The grape elephant is a perennial, herbaceous plant that forms a rhizome and reaches heights of 100 to 200 centimeters. The basal leaves are stalked and ovate-lanceolate. The leaf blade measures 30 × 16 centimeters. The upper leaves are lobed at the base and encompass half of the stem. The heads have a diameter of 5 to 8 centimeters, are stalked or sessile and arranged in an elongated, racemose inflorescence . The outer bracts are triangular, foliage-like and bent back at the top, the inner ones are linear.
The flowering time is in July.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 20.
Occurrence
The grape elephant occurs in Afghanistan and in the western Himalayas . The species grows on field edges and in seams. In western China, where the species has been cultivated for a long time, it has become feral.
use
The grape elephant is rarely used as an ornamental plant for natural gardens, parks and as a specimen plant. It is also used as a medicinal plant .
literature
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Inula racemosa at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis