Arnica angustifolia

Arnica angustifolia
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
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 [1]
Synonymy Arnica alpina(L.) Olin & Ladau 1799 not Salisb. 1796 nor Willd. ex Steud. 1821 Arnica attenuataGreene Arnica plantagineaPursh Arnica sornborgeriFernald Arnica terrae-novaeFernald Doronicum plantagineumPoir. 1817, illegitimate homonym not L. 1753 Aliseta plantagineaRaf., syn of subsp. alpina Arnica fennoscandicaJurtzev & Korobkov, syn of subsp. alpina Doronicum fulgensPoir., syn of subsp. alpina Arnica attenuataGreene, syn of subsp. attenuata Arnica iljinii(Maguire) Iljin, syn of subsp. iljinii Arnica alpina subsp. iljiniiMaguire, syn of subsp. iljinii Arnica lonchophyllaGreene, syn of subsp. lonchophylla Arnica pulchellaFernald, syn of subsp. tomentosa Arnica tomentosaMacoun, 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

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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
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. "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.

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