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Sword-leaved Inula

Inula ensifolia

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Common names

18 names · 17 languages
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Other languages (16)
Dutch
  • Kleine alant
French
  • Aunée à feuilles récurvées[1][2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 劍葉旋覆花[2]
Czech
  • oman mečolistý[2]
Finnish
  • miekkahirvenjuuri[2]
German
Hungarian
  • kardos peremizs[2]
Italian
Norwegian
  • sverdalant[2]
Polish
  • Oman wąskolistny[2]
Russian
  • Девясил мечелистный[2]
Slovak
  • oman mečolistý[2]
Slovenian
  • mečastolistni oman[2]
Swedish
  • svärdkrissla[2]
Turkish
  • Kılıç Andızotu[2]
Ukrainian
  • Оман мечолистий[2]
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Pentanema ensifolium — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Sword-leaved Inula — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
  • Schwertblättriger Alant — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
  • Aunée à feuilles récurvées — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
  • Enula assottigliata — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
[2] Pentanema ensifolium — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Sword-leaved Inula — results[1].names[4]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
  • Schwertblättriger Alant — results[1].names[6]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
  • Aunée à feuilles récurvées — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
  • Enula assottigliata — results[1].names[12]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
  • oman mečolistý — results[1].names[2]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
  • sverdalant — results[1].names[3]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
  • Девясил мечелистный — results[1].names[5]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
  • mečastolistni oman — results[1].names[7]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
  • Oman wąskolistny — results[1].names[8]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
  • kardos peremizs — results[1].names[9]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
  • svärdkrissla — results[1].names[10]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
  • Оман мечолистий — results[1].names[11]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
  • miekkahirvenjuuri — results[1].names[13]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
  • oman mečolistý — results[1].names[14]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
  • 劍葉旋覆花 — results[1].names[15]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
  • Kılıç Andızotu — results[1].names[16]; taxon id 1262468; Pentanema ensifolium.
[3] Inula ensifolia — GBIF vernacular names (Taxon list of vascular plants from Bavaria, Germany compiled in the context of the BFL project) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Taxon list of vascular plants from Bavaria, Germany compiled in the context of the BFL project. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Schwert-Alant — results[6] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3148461/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3148461; sourceTaxonKey 116782249; Inula ensifolia.
[4] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Pentanema ensifolium ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Schwert-Alant — VernacularName.tsv, line 140283; taxon 76NHP.
  • Schwertblättriger Alant (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 140284; taxon 76NHP.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life treats Inula ensifolia as a synonym of Pentanema ensifolium.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family
Asteraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [2]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Inula species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [3]
Native range
Europe to Caucasus.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Sword-leaved Inula (Inula ensifolia) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to August.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Inula ensifolia — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 439293; ID 3PT53; rank species; status synonym

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Pentanema ensifolium — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2595028; ID 76NHP; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2595028; ID 76NHP; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 1, entry Inula species (top 367 pt)

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  4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pentanema ensifolium — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 881070, 909687; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1820297, 1820298, 1820299, 1820300, 1820301, 1820302, 1820303, 1820304, 1820305, 1820306, 1820307, 1820308, 1820309, 1820310, 1820311, 1820312, 1820313, 1820314, 1820315

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.