Pollinator plant

Giant Fleabane

Inula magnifica

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Common names

7 names · 7 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (6)
Dutch
  • Alant
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 壯麗旋覆花[2]
Finnish
  • jättihirvenjuuri[2]
German
  • Großer Alant[3]
Russian
  • Девясил великолепный[2]
Slovak
  • oman veľkolepý[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

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] Inula magnifica — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Giant Fleabane — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 627158; Inula magnifica.
[2] Inula magnifica — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Giant Fleabane — results[26].names[1]; taxon id 627158; Inula magnifica.
  • Девясил великолепный — results[26].names[2]; taxon id 627158; Inula magnifica.
  • jättihirvenjuuri — results[26].names[3]; taxon id 627158; Inula magnifica.
  • oman veľkolepý — results[26].names[4]; taxon id 627158; Inula magnifica.
  • 壯麗旋覆花 — results[26].names[5]; taxon id 627158; Inula magnifica.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Inula magnifica ↗

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

Source records
  • Großer Alant (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 140279; taxon 3PT89.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Inula magnifica is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

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

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Asteraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
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 [2]
Native range
Caucasus.

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

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Unknown suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Giant Fleabane (Inula magnifica) is a herbaceous plant. Its flowering period is not specified.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Inula magnifica — 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 439383; ID 3PT89; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 439383; ID 3PT89; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. 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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  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Inula magnifica — 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 526698; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1680179, 1680180

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.