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Inula helenium ~ elecampane

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Characteristics:

FACU (but can be a dominant in Michigan wetlands)
Michigan C Value: 0 (not native to Michigan)
large–headed perennial
robust, up to 2m tall
may initially be mistaken for native sunflower species
enormous leaves may at first glance look similar to Silphium terebinthinaceum (native prairie dock)
massive root
native to central Eurasia

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