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Arnica angustifolia

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Arnica angustifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Arnica
Species:
A. angustifolia
Binomial name
Arnica angustifolia
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Arnica alpina (L.) Olin & Ladau 1799 not Salisb. 1796 nor Willd. ex Steud. 1821
  • Arnica attenuata Greene
  • Arnica plantaginea Pursh
  • Arnica sornborgeri Fernald
  • Arnica terrae-novae Fernald
  • Doronicum plantagineum Poir. 1817, illegitimate homonym not L. 1753
  • Aliseta plantaginea Raf., syn of subsp. alpina
  • Arnica fennoscandica Jurtzev & Korobkov, syn of subsp. alpina
  • Doronicum fulgens Poir., syn of subsp. alpina
  • Arnica attenuata Greene, syn of subsp. attenuata
  • Arnica iljinii (Maguire) Iljin, syn of subsp. iljinii
  • Arnica alpina subsp. iljinii Maguire, syn of subsp. iljinii
  • Arnica lonchophylla Greene, syn of subsp. lonchophylla
  • Arnica pulchella Fernald, syn of subsp. tomentosa
  • Arnica tomentosa Macoun, syn of subsp. tomentosa

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]

References

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  1. ^ 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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. ^ "Arnica angustifolia". State-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  5. ^ a b "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  6. ^ "Panarctic Flora, 861201 Arnica angustifolia Vahl". nhm2.uio.no. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
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