Lanceleaf Inula is a shrub which grows on the slopes of deep. wet valleys in outer Himalayas. Stem leaves are oval-lancelike, the upper ones gradually sharpening. Leaves are 3-5 inches long, with usually sharp tips. Flowers occur in an umbrella-shaped cluster at the top of the stem. Flowers have bright yellow "petals" (ray florets), and a dark orangish disk at the center. It is found in the Himalayas at altitudes of 300 m and above.