Arnica angustifolia

Arnica angustifolia
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
Synonyms
	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]

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[edit]

^ ^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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online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[edit]

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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[u-1] "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

[y-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.

[BSBI07-3] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[bonap-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.

[:0-5] "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2024-03-05.

[nhm2-6] "Panarctic Flora, 861201 Arnica angustifolia Vahl". nhm2.uio.no. Retrieved 2016-02-09.

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