Arnica angustifolia
Species of flowering plant
Arnica angustifolia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Arnica |
Species: | A. angustifolia |
Binomial name | |
Arnica angustifolia Vahl | |
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Synonymy
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Arnica angustifolia is an Arctic and alpine species of plants in the sunflower family, known by the common names narrowleaf arnica[2] and Arctic arnica.[3] It is native to colder regions in Europe, Asia, and North America (northern and western Canada, Alaska, northern Rocky Mountains.[4] It is a perennial herb growing up to 16 inches (41 centimetres) tall.[5] Its native habitats include bare, rocky slopes and alpine summits.[5]
- Subspecies[1][6]
- Arnica angustifolia subsp. alpina (L.) I.K.Ferguson - Norway, Sweden
- Arnica angustifolia subsp. angustifolia - Eurasia, North America
- Arnica angustifolia subsp. attenuata (Greene) G.W.Douglas & Ruyle-Dougl. - Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ungava
- Arnica angustifolia subsp. iljinii (Maguire) I.K.Ferguson - Russia
- Arnica angustifolia subsp. lonchophylla (Greene) G.W.Douglas & Ruyle-Dougl. - British Columbia
- Arnica angustifolia subsp. sornborgeri (Fernald) - Quebec, Labrador, Newfoundland
- Arnica angustifolia subsp. tomentosa (J.M.Macoun) G.W.Douglas & Ruyle-Dougl. - Canadian Rockies, Montana, Quebec, Newfoundland
References
- ^ a b "Arnica angustifolia Vahl". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC). Retrieved 2016-02-09 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ^ Wolf, Steven J. (2006). "Arnica angustifolia". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 21. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2016-02-09 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Arnica angustifolia". State-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ^ a b "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Panarctic Flora, 861201 Arnica angustifolia Vahl". nhm2.uio.no. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
External links
- Naturegate, alpine arnica, Arnica angustifolia
- Alaska Wildflowers
- "Arnica angustifolia alpina". Plants for a Future.
- Den Virtuella floran, Fjällarnika, Arnica angustifolia Vahl in Swedish with photos
- Czech Botany, Arnica angustifolia in Czech with photos
- Alpine arnica (Arnica angustifolia) along railroad-tracks photo
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