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Hellinsia Inulae
''Hellinsia inulae'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on the Canary Islands, Iberian Peninsula, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Cyprus and in Germany, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ..., Russia, North Africa and Asia Minor. The wingspan is . The larvae feed on ''Inula britannica'', ''Inula salicina'', ''Inula viscosa'' and ''Dittrichia viscosa''. References Hellinsia, inulae Moths described in 1852 Plume moths of Africa Plume moths of Asia Plume moths of Europe Taxa named by Philipp Christoph Zeller {{Oidaematophorini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inula Britannica
''Pentanema britannica'', the British yellowhead or meadow fleabane, is a Eurasian species of plant in the Asteraceae, daisy family. It is widespread across much of Europe and Asia, and sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in North America. ''Pentanema britannica'' is an erect herb up to 75 cm (30 inches) tall, with fine hairs but not the thick woolly coat characterizing some related species. Leaves are lance-shaped, up to 5 cm (2 inches) long. One plant produces a few heads, each on a long flower stalk. Each had contains 50-150 yellow ray flowers and 100-250 yellow disc flowers. The plant produces the flavonol axillarin. Medicinal uses ''Pentanema brittanica'' is used in Chinese Herbalism by harvesting and drying the flower. It has been used to treat sputum, as the Chinese found it to be beneficial when phlegm has accumulated in the bronchi. Other symptoms in which it has been found to be a clinical remedy for are nausea, vomiting, hiccups, and flatulence. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |