Elecampane; Horseheal; Yellow Starwort inula Helenium Flower-heads-Large, yellow, solitary or a few, 2 to 4 in.
"Wild Flowers Worth Knowing"
Neltje Blanchan et al
The inula was noticed by Horace, Satire viii.
"Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure"
William Thomas Fernie
A spurious Samphire, the inula crithmoides, or Golden Samphire, is often supplied in lieu of the real plant, though it has a different flavour, and few of the proper virtues.
"Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure"
William Thomas Fernie