| Identification | Elecampane is a robust plant 3-6 feet tall. The basal and lower leaves are large (up to 15 inches long), ovate to elliptical, the upper surface rough, the lower cobweb-hairy, and the margins irregularly toothed. The flower heads are broad, the involucral bracts are cobweb-hairy, rays are numerous and yellow, and the disks are dark yellow. The rays are very narrow, almost thread-like, and are practically un-countable, imparting a different look to the flower than present on nearly all other large yellow-flowered composites. | |
