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Yellow Oxeye

Telekia speciosa

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Common names

39 names · 24 languages
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Other languages (23)
Dutch
  • Grote koeienoog[1][2]
  • Telekia
French
Bulgarian
  • Красив чернокос[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
Croatian
  • Žuti kolotoć[2]
Czech
  • kolotočník ozdobný[2]
Danish
  • Tusindstråle[2]
Estonian
  • kaunis teleekia[2]
Finnish
  • auringontähti[2]
German
Hungarian
  • pompás Teleki-virág[2]
  • Teleki-virág[2]
Japanese
  • オオトウカセン[2]
Latvian
  • Krāšņā telēkija[2]
Lithuanian
  • Puošnioji telekija[2]
Norwegian
  • tusenstråle[2]
Polish
  • Smotrawa okazała[2]
Romanian
+8 more namesShow fewer names
  • brusture[2]
  • brusturul caprei[2]
  • brusturul oii[2]
  • clocociov[2]
  • Lăptucul oii[2]
  • lăpuș de oaie[2]
  • ochiul boului[2]
  • urechea porcului[2]
Russian
  • Телекия прекрасная[2]
Slovak
  • telekia ozdobná[2]
Slovenian
  • navadna ognjica[2]
Swedish
  • strålöga[2]
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Крем'яник гарний[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] Telekia speciosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Telekia — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Gewöhnliche Telekie — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Yellow Oxeye — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Télékie remarquable — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Grote koeienoog — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
[2] Telekia speciosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Telekia — results[10].names[3]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Gewöhnliche Telekie — results[10].names[6]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Yellow Oxeye — results[10].names[1]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Télékie remarquable — results[10].names[2]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Grote koeienoog — results[10].names[17]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • kolotočník ozdobný — results[10].names[4]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Tusindstråle — results[10].names[5]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Телекия прекрасная — results[10].names[7]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • kaunis teleekia — results[10].names[8]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • tusenstråle — results[10].names[9]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Žuti kolotoć — results[10].names[10]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • auringontähti — results[10].names[11]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Puošnioji telekija — results[10].names[12]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Teleki-virág — results[10].names[13]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Smotrawa okazała — results[10].names[14]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • オオトウカセン — results[10].names[15]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • strålöga — results[10].names[16]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Lăptucul oii — results[10].names[18]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • brusture — results[10].names[19]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • bruscan — results[10].names[20]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • bruscălan — results[10].names[21]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • brustan — results[10].names[22]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • clocociov — results[10].names[23]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • brusturul caprei — results[10].names[24]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • brusturul oii — results[10].names[25]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • lăpuș de oaie — results[10].names[26]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • ochiul boului — results[10].names[27]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • urechea porcului — results[10].names[28]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • navadna ognjica — results[10].names[29]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Крем'яник гарний — results[10].names[30]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Krāšņā telēkija — results[10].names[31]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • pompás Teleki-virág — results[10].names[32]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • 蒂立菊 — results[10].names[33]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • telekia ozdobná — results[10].names[34]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Красив чернокос — results[10].names[35]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
  • Puğre — results[10].names[36]; taxon id 358060; Telekia speciosa.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Telekia speciosa ↗

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

Source records
  • Gewöhnliche Telekie — VernacularName.tsv, line 140300; taxon 555RG.
  • Yellow Oxeye (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 140302; taxon 555RG.
  • Große Telekie (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 140301; taxon 555RG.
[4] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • yellow ox-eye — Page 5, column 1, row top 247 pt; common-name cell after Telekia speciosa.; Telekia speciosa.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Telekia speciosa 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 Telekia speciosa in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
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 [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Telekia (Telekia speciosa) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Telekia speciosa — 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 1348047; ID 555RG; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1348047; ID 555RG; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    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 5, column 1, entry Telekia speciosa (top 247 pt)

    Source checked on .

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Telekia speciosa — 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 528300; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1680456, 1680458, 1680461, 1680462, 1680463, 1680465, 1680466, 1680467, 1680468, 1680469, 1680470, 1680473, 1680474, 1680475

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.