Arnica angustifolia

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Arnica angustifolia
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Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe)
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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 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]

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Taxonomy

The publication of Arnica angustifolia as the scientific name for the species occurred in 1818 and is credited to Martin Vahl. It is classified in the genus Arnica which is in the family Asteraceae. [6]

Subspecies

According to Plants of the World Online it has four accepted subspecies.

Arnica angustifolia has 32 synonyms of the species or one of its four subspecies. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Table of Synonyms
NameYearRankSynonym of:Notes
Aliseta plantagineaRaf.1837speciessubsp. angustifolia= het.
Arnica alpina(L.) Olin & Ladau1799speciessubsp. alpina≡ hom., nom. illeg.
Arnica alpina subsp. angustifolia(Vahl) Maguire1942subspeciesA. angustifolia≡ hom.
Arnica alpina var. angustifolia(Vahl) Fernald1934varietyA. angustifolia≡ hom.
Arnica alpina subsp. attenuata(Greene) Maguire1942subspeciessubsp. angustifolia= het.
Arnica alpina var. attenuata(Greene) Ediger & T.M.Barkley1978varietysubsp. angustifolia= het.
Arnica alpina subsp. iljiniiMaguire1943subspeciessubsp. iljinii≡ hom.
Arnica alpina var. linearisHultén1950varietysubsp. angustifolia= het.
Arnica alpina var. plantaginea(Pursh) Ediger & T.M.Barkley1978varietysubsp. angustifolia= het.
Arnica alpina subsp. sornborgeri(Fernald) Maguire1943subspeciessubsp. angustifolia= het.
Arnica alpina subsp. tomentosa(J.M.Macoun) Maguire1942subspeciessubsp. tomentosa≡ hom.
Arnica alpina var. tomentosa(J.M.Macoun) Cronquist1955varietysubsp. tomentosa≡ hom.
Arnica alpina var. ungavensis(B.Boivin) B.Boivin1972varietysubsp. angustifolia= het.
Arnica alpina var. vahlianaB.Boivin1948varietysubsp. alpina= het.
Arnica alpina var. vestitaHultén1950varietysubsp. angustifolia= het.
Arnica angustifolia subsp. attenuata(Greene) G.W.Douglas & Ruyle-Dougl.1978subspeciessubsp. angustifolia= het.
Arnica angustifolia var. tomentosa(J.M.Macoun) Dorn2001varietysubsp. tomentosa≡ hom.
Arnica attenuataGreene1900speciessubsp. angustifolia= het.
Arnica chamissonis var. angustifoliaHerder1867varietysubsp. angustifolia= het., nom. nud.
Arnica fennoscandicaJurtzev & Korobkov1987speciessubsp. alpina≡ hom.
Arnica iljinii(Maguire) Iljin1961speciessubsp. iljinii≡ hom.
Arnica iljinii var. polycephalaRevuschkin1990varietysubsp. iljinii= het.
Arnica latifolia var. angustifoliaHerder1867varietysubsp. angustifolia= het., nom. nud.
Arnica montana var. alpinaL.1753varietysubsp. alpina≡ hom.
Arnica montana var. angustifolia(Vahl) Hook.1834varietyA. angustifolia≡ hom., nom. illeg.
Arnica plantagineaPursh1813speciessubsp. angustifolia= het.
Arnica pulchellaFernald1915speciessubsp. angustifolia= het.
Arnica sornborgeriFernald1905speciessubsp. angustifolia= het.
Arnica sornborgeri var. ungavensisB.Boivin1948varietysubsp. angustifolia= het.
Arnica terrae-novaeFernald1925speciessubsp. angustifolia= het.
Arnica tomentosaJ.M.Macoun1899speciessubsp. tomentosa≡ hom.
Doronicum plantagineumPoir.1817speciessubsp. angustifolia= het., sensu auct.
Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym; = heterotypic synonym

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. ↑ Kartesz, John T. (2014). "Arnica angustifolia". State-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  5. 1 2 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  6. 1 2 POWO (2026). "Arnica angustifolia Vahl". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  7. 1 2 POWO (2026). "Arnica angustifolia subsp. alpina (L.) I.K.Ferguson". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  8. 1 2 POWO (2026). "Arnica angustifolia subsp. angustifolia". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  9. 1 2 POWO (2026). "Arnica angustifolia subsp. iljinii (Maguire) I.K.Ferguson". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  10. 1 2 POWO (2026). "Arnica angustifolia subsp. tomentosa (J.M.Macoun) G.W.Douglas & Ruyle-Dougl". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 6 January 2026.


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