| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Pentanema ensifolium (L.) D.Gut.Larr. & al. trib. Inuleae |
| Bibliography | Taxon 67: 159 (2018) |
| Native Range | Europe to North Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 200-1100m |
| Description | leaves linear-oblong, acuminate, obscurely dentate or entire, at margins scabrous, glabrous, stem leaves sessile, involucral bracts lanceolate, capitula solitary, ca. 4cm |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aster ensifolius (L.) Scop. Helenium ensifolium (L.) Kuntze Inula angustifolia Wender. Inula bubonium Eichw. Inula ensifolia L. Inula lancifolia Wender. Inula linifolia Wender. Inula serpentinica Rech.f. & Goulimy Inula valiensis Tausch ex Beck |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |