Arnica angustifolia

Arnica angustifolia

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
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 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 + western Canada, Alaska, northern Rocky Mountains.^[4]

Subspecies^[1]^[5]

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 2 "Arnica angustifolia Vahl — The Plant List". theplantlist.org. (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
↑ "Flora of North America, Narrowleaf arnica, Arnica angustifolia". efloras.org. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
↑ "Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map". bonap.net. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
↑ "Panarctic Flora, 861201 Arnica angustifolia Vahl". nhm2.uio.no. Retrieved 2016-02-09.

External links

Naturegate, alpine arnica, Arnica angustifolia
Alaska Wildflowers
Plants for a Future, Arnica angustifolia alpina - (L.)I.K.Ferguson
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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