First record: Ray,1660
Aster omnium maximus Helenium dictus Martyn,1727,26.
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Helenium. Kingston Wood and in the closes and corn fast by. Ray Index Loc.
Rough grass in village centre, Kingston, 347.551, D Ellar, 1979.
Eversden Wood. Relhan,1802;1820.
Eversden; Newbould. Bab.1860,119 & Bab.MS.Fl.379.
Eversden Wood. Relhan.Bab.1860,119 & Bab.MS.Fl.379.
Bourne, in rough field by old knocked down cottage, GMS Easy, 1970.
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By the path to Hardwick Wood, JSL Gilmour, 1927–1930; DH Valentine, 1939.
Near a farm
m. E of Hardwick Wood, 360.573, 15.7.1949, DE Coombe, Card Index.Track to Hardwick Wood, in hedge just after cottage, 360.573, PH Oswald, 1953.
Hardwick Wood, O Rackham, K Cramp et al., in full flower, 21.7.1974, [R].
Track to Hardwick Wood, one plant only PD Sell et al. Exc.Rep.1979.
Beside track to Hardwick Wood, between Wood Farm & Wood Barn Farm, 360.573, basal remains of one plant. Farmer trims it off annually before flowering. First known (c.1950) a number of plants in cottage garden adjacent to Wood Farm, only later appeared in present locality, PD Sell, 19.7.1988.
Wood Farm track, 36-57-, D Wells, 21.6.1991; C Turner, 21.6.1997, [R].
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Enula campana Elecampane. In the fields about Madingley in great plenty, ... Ray,1660,48(61); JM.ann.
Enula Campana. Madingley In the Lanes and closes about the Town. Ray Index Loc.JM.ann.
Enula campana Elecampane. In pratis & pascuis humidioribus, As in the Closes or Fields about ...and Madingley [sic], near Cambridge, in great plenty. Ray,1670:98.
Aster omnium maximus, Helenium dictus. Elecampane. It grows in great plenty about Madingley near Cambridge. Martyn,1732,1:91.
Madingley. Martyn,1763,Herbat.IV.
M(adingley). Fisher ann. Berkenhout,235.
In great plenty about Madingley; Ray. Bab.1860,119 & Bab.MS.Fl.379.
Elecampane. Madingley, in a Close near the Road leading to Drayton. Relhan,1785;1802;1820.
In a close near the road from Madingley to Drayton; Relhan. Bab.1860,119 & Bab.MS.Fl.379.
Madingley Hall, 394.606, Prof. & Mrs Rodney Hill, 8.1974.
Madingley, 395.606, c. 200 past their best, JCA Rathmell, 13.7.1997, [R].
A.604/Dry Drayton interchange near ponds, 39-63-, ? planted, comm. J Greenall, 8.1984.
Roadside pond, Dry Drayton, 395,629, GMS Easy, 1980.
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Lolworth, in a Close NW of the Church. Relhan,1802;1820.
In a close to the north-west of the Church at Lolworth; Relhan. Bab.1860,119 & Bab.MS.Fl.379.
Roadside N Boxworth village, possibly escape from garden, RE Hardy, 1953; SM Walters, 28.7.1957.
Rsv at north entrance to Boxworth, 351.649, PD Sell 91/229, 28.8.1991, CGE.
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Inula helenium my father N Maynard used to gather this ...at Whittlesford in a meadow on the west side of the Old way called Whipperty Road in a small pasture that at that time belonged to Old Master Lofts, the village postmaster and called after him Lofts Meadow. Maynard MS.13:367.CRO.
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...and at Barton and many other places. Ray,1660,48(61).
Enula campana Elecampane. In pratis & pascuis humidioribus, As in the Closes or Fields about Barton ..., in great plenty. Ray,1670:98.
Helenium Barton JM.ann.
Helenium Barton Th.M.ann.Meth.-Index Loc.2.
Barton. Martyn,1763,Herbat.XI.
Barton Fisher ann. Berkenhout,235.
Barton and other places; Ray. Bab.1860,119 & Bab.MS.Fl.379.
Moor Barns, Relhan,1820.
Moor Barns; Relhan. Bab.1860,119 & Bab.MS.Fl.379.
In a damp meadow Shelford, Dr Bayon, 7.1933, det. PD Sell 1968, CGE.
Cherry Hinton rubbish tip, 484.574, GMS Easy, 1971.
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Wilburton Manor Park, anon, 1963.
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Bottisham, 8.6.1963, PJ Bourne ann.Evans.
Bottisham by stream, 8.6.1963, PJ Bourne ann.Evans.
Bottisham Hall, 8.6.1963, PJ Bourne ann.CTW.
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Kennett, 70-68-, G Crompton, D Wells & M Sanford, 28.6.1996, [R].
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Inula hel On the side of ye Drain in ye lane which leads from Gofield-green, Levt. [Gorfield] to Newton and between Newton & Tidd St Giles 1793. Skrim.MS.
