LXVII. 



INULA HELENIUM. 



Elecampane. 



Class XIX. Syngenesia.— Orcfcr II. Polygamia 



SUPERFLCA. 

 Nat. Ord. CoMPOSIT;E. 



Gen, Char. Involucre imbricated ; scales spreading, 

 outer ones foliaceous. Anthers with bristles at the base. 

 Receptacle naked. Pappus simple. Flowers yellow. 



Spec. Char. Leaves ovate, amplexicaul, somewhat 

 toothed, wrinkled, downy beneath. Scales of the invo- 

 lucre ovate, downy. 



SYNON YMES. 

 Greek....* tXivnt. 



C Helenium '.nilgare. Bauh. Pin. 276. 

 Helenium. Ger. Em. 793. Raii Syn. 176. Cam. Epit. 35. 

 Aster omnium maximus, Helenium dictus. Tourn. Paris. 396. 

 Latin . . . .<t Elenium sive Enula campana. Fuchs. 242. 

 Elenion. Trag. 170. 



Inula Helenium. Lin. Sp. PI. 1236. Fl. Brit. 891. Erig. 

 ^ Bot. t. 1546. 

 French. . . . Aunee ; Enule campane ; Inula aunee. 

 Italian .... Enula campana ; Elenio. 



f?'""^*^""'^} Enula campana. 

 Portuguese. 3 



German.... Alant; Alantwurael ; Brustaland; Helenenkraut. 



Dutch Alant ; Alantkruid 



Danish . . . Oland Sanct Ellensron. 



Swedish.... Aland. 



Bohemian .. Wowen. 



Polish Omanowy. 



Russ Dewjatschik. 



Persian .... Bekhizanjabilischami. 



Arabic Usululrasun. 



