Indian Elecampane

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Inula racemosa

Indian Elecampane, a reference photo
Photo: Hume Douglas · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Inula racemosa is an Asian plant in the daisy family native to the temperate and alpine western Himalayas of Xinjiang, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Pakistan. Seeds are positive photoblastic thus require light for germination or show surface germination

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Indian Elecampane being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Inula
Species
Inula racemosa

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