Pollinator plant

Georgian fleabane

Inula orientalis

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Common names

3 names · 2 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Eastern Fleabane
  • Georgian fleabane[1]
Other languages (1)
Dutch
  • Oosterse alant
Sources & name notes (1)

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] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • Georgian fleabane — Common-name subtitle below main botanical heading (h1).; Inula orientalis.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Botanical family
Asteraceae

Genus-level classification for Inula; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Native range
Turkey and the Caucasus, and the western and central Himalayas to northwestern India.
Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Eastern Fleabane (Inula orientalis) 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 — 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: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1336941; ID 54NG; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pentanema orientale — Kew Plants of the World Online / WCVP native distribution

    Authored historical synonym, accepted taxon and exact native locality rows inspected in the retained official WCVP v16 index. Taxonomic identity review is retained in this supplement.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: wcvp_names.csv historical synonym line 881497; accepted taxon line 645160; wcvp_distribution.csv native rows 1820406, 1820407, 1820408, 1820409, 1820410, 1820411

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.